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INTENTIONAL PETROLEUM SPILL [1 record]

Record 1 2015-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollutants
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
CONT

The largest intentional oil spill in history occurred in 1991 when Iraqi forces set fire to over 600 oil wells in Kuwait towards the end of the Persian Gulf War.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents de pollution
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
CONT

[…] une première décision de suspension temporaire des activités de [la] compagnie est prise pour violation grave de la législation environnementale, notamment le «déversement intentionnel d’hydrocarbures».

Spanish

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