PTTEP to pay $129 million compensation for 2009 Montara oil spill

Out-of-court settlement reached with Indonesian seaweed farmers after protracted legal battle

Ablaze: the Montara wellhead platform (left) and the jack-up West Atlas offshore Australia, in 2009.
Ablaze: the Montara wellhead platform (left) and the jack-up West Atlas offshore Australia, in 2009.Photo: REUTERS/PTTEP/SCANPIX
Published 22 November 2022, 00:54Updated 22 November 2022, 15:02