VOL. XXXIV

NO. 21

25-FEBRUARY-1991

Oil Well Inferno In Kuwait

By MEES press time on Friday (22 February), it looked as though everybody'sworst fears about a potential inferno in the oilfields of Kuwait were beingfully realized on the ground. Earlier in the month, the number of identifiedfires at oil wells and gathering centers had risen to 22 (MEES, 18 February). Byearly last week the tally of such fires had reached 40. However, there was adramatic escalation in the 24 hours preceding the evening...