Kuwait poised for massive well kill effort
This paper reports that full scale efforts to extinguish Kuwait's oil well fires are to begin. The campaign to combat history's worst oil fires, originally expected to begin in mid-March, has been hamstrung by logistical problems, including delays in equipment deliveries caused by damage to Kuwait's infrastructure. Meantime, production from a key field off Kuwait--largely unaffected by the war--is expected to resume in May, but Kuwaiti oil exports will still be hindered by damaged onshore facilities. In addition, Kuwait is lining up equipment and personnel to restore production from its heavily damaged oil fields. Elsewhere in the Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia reports progress in combating history's worst oil spills but acknowledges a continuing threat.
- OSTI ID:
- 5515589
- Journal Information:
- Oil and Gas Journal; (USA), Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal; (USA) Vol. 89:14; ISSN OIGJA; ISSN 0030-1388
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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