The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources is speeding up efforts to examine the influence on marine and seaside resources arising from a current petroleum leakage in the area of the oil refinery owned by Thai Oil in Chonburi province.
Oil residues are still being discovered in particular locations.
Following the occurrence of petroleum leak throughout the oil discharge around the location of the Single Buoy Mooring Buoy (SBM-2) of Thai Oil Public Business Limited’s refinery in Sriracha on Sept 3, Mr. Apichai Ekwanakul, Performing Director-General of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources stated that the department has actually immediately collaborated with the Marine Department, the Contamination Control Department, and Thai Oil Public Business Limited to handle the oil residues prior to they infect neighboring locations.
Thai Oil reported that they have actually effectively managed the circumstance by closing the valve and releasing extra booms to include the oil in accordance with worldwide requirements. As an outcome, there has actually been no additional oil leak.
Consequently, both federal government and economic sector groups performed joint assessments for oil residues around the single-point mooring and oil transfer points in the sea. They discovered a thin movie of oil residues, around 5 kilometers broad, moving towards the western part of Sichang Island and partly to Ao Udom.
Examine Tuesday early morning exposed some oil residues off Tamuen Island. Thai Oil is actively working to remove these residues, while asking for the Royal Thai Navy’s assistance for aerial images from the Unmanned Aerial Automobile (UAV).
In addition, locations vulnerable to the effect of the dripped oil on the shoreline are being surveyed, consisting of the prospective impacts on aquaculture. In the Si Racha location, there are 4 oyster farms extending from Bang Phra to Ao Udom. There are likewise 1,500 mussel rafts.
The Coastal and Marine Resources Research Study and Advancement Center has actually advised its workers to gather water samples from the afflicted location for water quality analysis. Constant tracking is likewise in location to avoid damage to marine resources. ( TNA)
