VOL. XXXIV

NO. 29

22-APRIL-1991

Kuwait

Kuwait to Hire More Fire-fighting Firms; Red Adair Threatens to Withdraw

At a press conference in Kuwait on 13 April, the Kuwaiti Minister of Oil, Mr.Rashid al-Ameeri, disclosed that the Kuwaiti Government has drawn up a newstrategy to handle the oil well fires in Kuwait, which are proving to be too bigfor the North American companies that have been hired for the purpose. So far,teams from the most experienced firms in the world - Red Adair, Boots and Coots,...