Complaint filed against PTTGC for oil leak
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The Marine Department today filed a complaint against PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) over the crude oil leak from the undersea pipeline it owns and operates as a precautionary step to discourage the public company from not taking responsibility to clean the
Director General Sorrrasak Saensombat said total damage stemming from the stains along with losses in revenue from the tourism, business and fishery sectors had not been included in the suit, pending estimates from aggrieved parties.
He said the severity of the leak was at an intermediate level or Level 2 on a three-scale magnitude that requires state intervention in the salvaged and cleaning.
Level 3 is assigned to heaviest damage, which requires foreignsupported salvage and Level 1 to a moderate leakage that could be salvaged by the private sector.
The film from the leaked crude oil has reached the Rayong coast while the thick crude oil which has stained Ao Phrao (Phrao Bay) has been contained, Sorrrasak said, adding the tourist-frequented bay would be almost completely cleaned within the next few days, and the stains would disappear from the beach and the sea within one week.
