Thai villagers take refiner Star Petroleum to court over oil spill

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The lawsuits allege a lack of maintenance of an underwater oil pipeline owned by Star Petroleum. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BANGKOK - Hundreds of Thai villagers and small business-owners have filed lawsuits for damages worth 5 billion baht against Star Petroleum Refining , PTT Global Chemical and government agencies over an oil spill, a law firm representing the complainants said on Tuesday.

Separate suits were filed against Thai government agencies to speed up rehabilitation of the Rayong ecosystem and pressure Star Petroleum Refining and PTT Global Chemical to set up a rehabilitation fund for villagers worth 5 billion baht. PTT Global Chemical did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Chevron, which holds a 60.56 per cent stake in Star Petroleum, declined to comment.

 

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