Tag: fuel spill
Rubis fined $225k for 2019 terminal oil spill
(CNS): Almost three years after 3,700 gallons of oil leaked at Rubis’ Jackson Point Terminal due to a rusty tank, the Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg) has fined the supplier $225,000 following a successful prosecution. The discovery of the leak was not reported to the public for six months, and the report on the […]
Rubis faces prosecution over oil tank spill
(CNS): Following an investigation into an oil spill from a tank at the Rubis Jackson Point Terminal more than two years ago, the utilities regulator has revealed that the case is now in court. OfReg said it has filed a charge with the director of public prosecutions (DPP) accusing the fuel wholesale and retail company […]
Rusted Rubis tank leaked over 3,686 gallons of diesel
(CNS): A rusty storage tank at Jackson Point suffered a “bottom plate failure resulting from severe rust and degradation due to corrosion”, which was preventable, according to an independent investigation report into a spill at the Rubis terminal in South Sound in November 2019. The report, which has been acquired by CNS, shows that the […]
Shedden Road fuel spill date remains mystery
(CNS): Officials from the Water Authority do not know how long ago the fuel spill in George Town, which has contaminated the water supply to at least one customer and impacted local ground water, seeped into the land. The pollution was discovered behind the Rubis gas station on Shedden Road on 15 April by the […]
Fuel spill contaminates GT water
(CNS): Water supplied to at least one customer in the capital has been contaminated by a fuel spill and many others have been advised not to drink the ground water until further notice. The Water Authority has revealed that it is currently investigating the contamination off Shedden Road, behind the Rubis gas station at the […]
