Oil Spil in Rayong, Thailand

Workers placed boom on the beach to prevent an oil spill from reaching the shore.
On the night of 25 January 2022, about 400,000 litres of crude oil leaked into the sea from the pipeline belonging to Star Petroleum Refining Public Company Limited (SPRC).
Greenpeace Thailand urges the Thai government to form an independent committee to investigate the oil pollution disaster, to urgently review the National Energy Plan in order to break free from fossil fuels, and to halt plans to expand oil and fossil gas industry, which endangers livelihoods, the natural environment, and communities who bear the brunt of environmental impacts and climate crises

Unique identifier: GP1SWVMY

Type: Image

Shoot date: 28/01/2022

Locations: Rayong, Southeast Asia, Thailand

Credit line: © Chanklang Kanthong / Greenpeace

Size: 4822px × 3215px 9MB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Oil Spill in Rayong, Thailand

On the night of 25 January 2022, about 400,000 litres of crude oil leaked into the sea from the pipeline belonging to Star Petroleum Refining Public Company Limited (SPRC).
Greenpeace Thailand urges the Thai government to form an independent committee to investigate the oil pollution disaster, to urgently review the National Energy Plan in order to break free from fossil fuels, and to halt plans to expand oil and fossil gas industry, which endangers livelihoods, the natural environment, and communities who bear the brunt of environmental impacts and climate crises.

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