Spill off Kuwait estimated at 34,000 bbl - August 20, 2017

Providing coverage of Alaska and northern Canada's oil and gas industryAugust 2017

Vol. 22, No. 34

Week of August 20, 2017

Spill off Kuwait estimated at 34,000 bbl

An analysis of satellite imagery by a U.S.-based nonprofit organization suggests at least 34,000 gallons of oil have leaked out during a spill off the coast of Kuwait.

West Virginia-based SkyTruth says satellite photos from the day of the spill off southern Kuwait show it spread over a distance covering 50.5 square miles.

In a blog post Aug. 16, SkyTruth also noted a pipe-laying ship was transiting through the area at the time of the spill. Authorities have yet to definitively identify the source of the leak, though they initially suspected it came from a tanker.

The leak was discovered Aug. 11.

Authorities in tiny Kuwait, an OPEC member home to the world's six-largest estimated oil reserves, said they discovered another leak Aug. 15.

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