The Treatment of Weathered Crude Oil in Kuwait
| Autor: | H. I. Shaban |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
| Předmět: |
Engineering
Environmental Engineering business.industry Environmental engineering Environmental pollution Marine life Management Monitoring Policy and Law Crude oil Pollution API gravity Basic sediment and water Petroleum industry Cold heavy oil production with sand Oil reserves parasitic diseases business Water Science and Technology |
| Zdroj: | Water and Environment Journal. 8:269-276 |
| ISSN: | 1747-6593 1747-6585 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1994.tb01104.x |
| Popis: | During the Gulf War about 740 oil wells were blown up by the Iraqi forces, and the unburnt oil flooded from these wells to form oil lakes. This resulted in one of the largest oil slicks in the world, causing serious damage to the marine life in the Gulf region. The oil which is exposed to atmospheric weather over a period is called ‘weathered crude oil feed stock’, and it is important to treat this oil not only from the economical point of view but also to consider the environmental pollution which is created. The Government of Kuwait, represented by Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) has made its best attempts to treat this oil, and most of the oil lakes have now been cleared. The objective of this study is to report and evaluate different treatment methods and measures to control and manage these oil lakes. |
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