Kuwait Oil Company, the state-owned firm of one of OPEC’s largest producers, on Monday declared a state of emergency following an oil spill on land, reports AFP.
No people have been injured and oil production has not been disrupted after the incident.
The company said an oil leak has occurred in the west of the country, Kuwait Oil Company said.
According to local media, oil gushing out of an oil well, also saying that there have not been injuries reported or any disruption to production.
No toxic fumes have been reported, either, company spokesman Qusai al-Amer was quoted as saying.
However, the leak occurred on land but not in a residential area.
Kuwait Oil Company has already sent emergency response teams to determine the source of the leak and contain the oil spill, the spokesman added.
Previously, the company reported oil spills from the fields it operates in 2016 and in 2020.
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