Impact of Tuesday’s oil spill off Thailand's Rayong 'could be worse than in 2013'


BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): A massive oil spill of 400,000 litres off the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate in Rayong on Tuesday (Jan 25) night led to concerns over its marine environmental impact with some fearing it could be much worse than the spill in 2013.

Star Petroleum Refining Plc said in a statement that the oil leakage occurred at 9.06pm at its single point mooring, which is a floating jetty offshore to allow petroleum tankers to transfer crude oil for its refinery in the industrial estate.

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