Residual oil to be removed from fractured pipe in Gulf of Thailand Thursday

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Divers from the maintenance team of Star Petroleum Refining (SPRC) have managed to close three valves on the ruptured submarine oil pipeline after two days of effort, paving the way for the removal of about 12,000 litres of residual oil starting Thursday.

 

Rayong governor Charnna Iamsaeng said today that the repair work has proceeded smoothly over the past two days. Reports from the scene, near the company’s offshore mooring platform, confirm that three valves were closed at about 1pm this afternoon.

 

Thailand’s Marine Department today ordered all the other vessels to stay at least 500 metres from the underwater work site.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/residual-oil-to-be-removed-from-fractured-pipe-in-gulf-of-thailand-thursday/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-02-24

 

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[natway09]

Correct me if I am wrong but was the problem not with the valves leaking not the actual cable itself ?