Oil company Shell is also being investigated for allegedly taking more than 7 hours to notify the authorities about a leak from its land-based pipeline at Bukom on Oct 20.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore was alerted to oil leakage from a Shell land-based pipeline between Bukom Island and Bukom Kecil at about 1pm on Oct 20, 2024. SINGAPORE: It is not useful to compare the three most recent oil spill incidents in Singapore, as they are of very different natures, Minister of State for Transport Murali Pillai said on Monday .
"Given the very different natures, scales and locations of the three incidents, the time and resources required to monitor, clean up and mitigate the spread of oil from these three incidents were different.Once it became aware of the incident, MPA coordinated with other agencies such as the National Environment Agency , National Parks Board , Singapore's national water agency PUB to"activate resources and capabilities to respond".
Responding to MP Dennis Tan's query on the timeline for the discovery of the oil leak, Mr Murali said that the leak in Shell's pipeline reportedly occurred at around 5.30am on Oct 20.Mr Murali said that NEA and MPA are investigating the incident, including the time taken before Shell notified the agencies.
Addressing questions about alert and monitoring systems in place, Mr Murali said involved parties are required under the law to notify the authorities immediately when there is a discharge of oil into water or on land. Mr Murali clarified that NEA would be responsible for checks of land-based pipelines, as was the case for the Shell incident.
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