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

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="An oil drilling tower at the South of Burgan oil field, 19 July 2005. Katona, is among a crew of 75 engineers and oilmen working around-the-clock to assemble a unique 40-million-dollar " super="" that="" will="" enable="" Kuwait="" Oil="" Company="" to="" explore="" for="" gas="" at="" deep="" levels.="" EPA="" Miriam="" Amie="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/business/03/20/oil-drilling-tower-epa.jpg"/><figcaption>An oil drilling tower at the South of Burgan oil field, 19 July 2005. Katona, is among a crew of 75 engineers and oilmen working around-the-clock to assemble a unique 40-million-dollar &quot;super rig&quot; that will enable Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) to explore for gas at deep levels. <em>EPA/Miriam Amie/FILE</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>KUWAIT CITY - The Kuwait Oil Company declared a &quot;state of emergency&quot; on Monday following an oil spill on land, but said no injuries or disruption to production had been reported.</p><p>State-owned Kuwait Oil &quot;announces a state of emergency due to an oil leak in the west of the country&quot;, it said in a statement.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/14/23/mindoro-reeling-from-impact-of-massive-oil-spill">Oriental Mindoro reeling from impact of massive oil spill</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/20/23/mindoro-oil-spill-reaches-isla-verde">Mindoro oil spill reaches Isla Verde, Batangas City</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2496927" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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.