Saudis map $450 million gulf spill cleanup

Journal Article · Mon Nov 18 00:00:00 EST 1991 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:5603594

This paper reports on Saudi Arabia which has earmarked about $450 million to clean up Persian Gulf beaches polluted by history's worst oil spills, created during the Persian Gulf crisis. Details of the proposed cleanup measures were outlined by Saudi environmental officials at a seminar on the environment in Dubai, OPEC News Agency reported. The seminar was sponsored by the Gulf Area Oil Companies Mutual Aid Organization, an environmental cooperative agency set up by Persian Gulf governments. Meantime, a Saudi government report has outlined early efforts designed to contain the massive oil spills that hit the Saudi coast before oil could contaminate water intakes at the huge desalination plants serving Riyadh and cooling water facilities at Al Jubail.

• OSTI ID: 5603594
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Vol. 89:46; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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