The state oil company Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) declared a state of emergency on Monday over an oil spill in the west of the country, though it assured the incident caused no casualties or toxic gases.
“KOC announces that the company has declared a state of emergency due to an oil spill in the west of the country…administrative affairs, Qusay al Amer.
While he did not specify the extent or cause of the spill, al Amer sent a reassuring message, stating on the Kuwaiti company’s official Twitter account that “there were no casualties” and “no toxic gases were detected at the scene of the incident. “.
– KOCOfficial (@KocOfficial) March 20, 2023
“The competent KOC teams are on site and are responding to the incident in accordance with the procedures followed by the company (…) We will keep you informed of the evolution” of the situation, he added.
KOC, one of the world’s leading oil producers, is a subsidiary of the Kuwait Petroleum Institution and is the only company authorized to manage oil and gas exploration and production activities in the Gulf state.
The latest incident in Kuwait occurred two years ago when a fire broke out in the Burgan oil field in the southeast of the country, injuring two people.
Source: DN
