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Kuwait Oil Company declares emergency over oil leakage

March 20, 2023
No poisonous gas leakage was detected at the site of the incident.
No poisonous gas leakage was detected at the site of the incident.

KUWAIT — A state of emergency was declared as an oil leakage occurred in a location west of Kuwait, said an official at Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) on Monday.

In a statement, Deputy CEO for Administrative Affairs and official spokesman of the KOC Qusai Al Amer said that the leakage had caused some injury to personnel, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported.

No poisonous gas leakage was detected at the site of the incident, he added.

KOC teams are currently handling the situation, taking the necessary procedure to contain the situation, the statement said. — Agencies


March 20, 2023
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