RAYONG, Jan 27 (TNA) – The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) and agencies concerned confirmed that oil slicks from a leaking undersea pipe off Rayong province would not be washed ashore like what had happened in 2013.
After the leakage at about 9pm on Jan 25, officials successfully contained the oil slicks within an area of about one square kilometer.
IEAT governor Veeris Ammarapala said the leakage happened to an undersea pipeline and had nothing to do with any pipe receiving oil from a tanker. The cause of the leakage was under investigation.
Dispersants were sprayed on the oil slicks which were expected to be dispersed and sink. The leaked oil amounted to 160,000 liters, he said.
In the afternoon officials estimated the volume of the oil slicks at about 20,000 liters and they should disappear within Jan 27. If waves and winds obstruct the cleanup, it can be finished on Jan 30. (TNA)
