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Kuwait Oil Company declares 'state of emergency' after oil spill on land

Kuwait Oil Company's al-Ahmadi refinery plant complex, 40 kilometers South of Kuwait City. (Credit: AFP)

The Kuwait Oil Company declared a "state of emergency" on Monday following an oil spill on land, but said no injuries or disruption to production had been reported.

State-owned Kuwait Oil "announces a state of emergency due to an oil leak in the west of the country," it said in a statement.


The Kuwait Oil Company declared a "state of emergency" on Monday following an oil spill on land, but said no injuries or disruption to production had been reported.



State-owned Kuwait Oil "announces a state of emergency due to an oil leak in the west of the country," it said in a statement.