Saudi Arabia has experienced a number of moderate-to-large oil spills during the last 10 years, culminating in the large spill during the Gulf War in 1991. PME and SAUDI ARAMCO …

The lack of attention given to Saudi Arabia’s beaches and other sensitive environments, such as mangrove forests and marshes, brought the Saudi government under attack by …

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was awarded US$463,319,284 for damages to the coastal environment as a result of the release of oil into the Persian Gulf; and contaminants released …

Jan 1, 1993 · Background information on the 1991 Arabian Gulf oil spill, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's response activities and summary environmental impacts are presented. The 1991 oil …

Dec 6, 2023 · “In Saudi Arabia, oil spills are also a major threat to water security,” he says. The Kingdom produces 90 percent of its potable water from seawater desalination along the Red …

May 23, 2023 · Satellite imagery has revealed a 250km-long oil spill in the Red Sea. The spill appears to have started on 19 May, with additional images from the Sentinel-2 L1C satellite …

Apr 17, 2019 · The oil spill response operations included offshore containment and recovery by Marine and Sea Ports Authority (SEAPA) vessels, shoreline cleanup by the Marine Pollution …

Between August 1990 and February 1991, 460 million gallons of oil were spilled. The resulting oil slick extended for 65 km across the Kuwaiti and Northern Saudi coastline, and also...

Nov 15, 2021 · Each drill was conducted over a period of three days and simulated a joint response operation to several offshore oil patches drifting across Saudi regional waters from …

Jun 25, 2010 · The largest oil spill in the history of the Gulf hit 700 kilometers (435 mi) of Saudi Arabia’s coastline during the 1991 Gulf War. As it drifted south, the oil sank into wet sands and …