VOL. XXXIV

NO. 49

9-SEPTEMBER-1991

Kuwait

Kuwait Finalizes Fire-fighting Contract with KBG

The Kuwaiti British Group (KBG) - the joint venture comprising Wimpey, Amecand Taylor Woodrow - signed on 4 September with the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) amajor contract for the dousing and reconditioning of up to 80 oil wells, 48 ofwhich are ablaze, in the Sabriyah and Bahra oilfields in North Kuwait. AlthoughKBG declined to comment on the value of the contract, industry sources in the UKestimate the figure...