A marine buoy used to store oil has caused a 20-ton oil spill in southeastern Thailand, reported this Wednesday (01.26.2022) Star Petroleum Refining, the responsible company that is owned by Chevron (USA).
In a statement, Star Petroleum Refining said it discovered the spill 20 kilometers off the coast of the rayong province on Tuesday night and was able to stop the leak today, while working to clean up the oil at sea.
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The Thai Navy, the Department of Marine Resources and other government agencies are also involved in the cleanup.
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Residents of the province have expressed their concern on social networks that the spill could reach the coasts in places such as the tourist island of Samed and Mae Beach. Ram Phueng in the Khao Laemya National Park, although the authorities assured that this will not happen.
According to the website of the Stock Exchange of Thailand, Star Petroleum Refining is invested in more than one 60 percent by Chevron, while other investors are Thai NVDR (6.28 percent), RBC Investor Services Trust (1.82 percent) and Nortrust Nominees (1.73 percent), among others.
In 2013, the island of Samed, which belongs to the province of Rayong, was affected by a spill of about 50 tons of oil, equivalent to more than 50,000 liters, caused by a pipeline of the state company PTT.
* By Dw
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