The Gulf War oil spill, or the "Persian Gulf oil spill", was one of the largest oil spills in history, resulting from the Gulf War in 1991. [1] In January 1991, Iraqi forces allegedly began dumping oil into the Persian Gulf to stop a U.S. coalition-led water landing on their shores.

Apr 10, 2011 · At the end of January 1991, reports of a huge oil spill in the Persian Gulf began to surface. Iraqi forces purposefully opened valves at the Sea Island oil terminal and dumped oil from several tankers into the Persian Gulf in a strategic wartime move against U.S. forces.

It was revealed that in a last-ditch attempt to prevent U.S. forces from landing on the beaches of Kuwait, Iraqi forces intentionally dumped oil into the Persian Gulf. They released oil from eight oil tankers, a refinery, two terminals, and a tank field. [2]

On February 10, 1983, an Iranian oil platform above the Nowruz oil field in the northern Persian Gulf was struck by a tanker. The impact caused the platform to list 45 degrees, and corrosion and wave energy worked to topple the platform and rupture the platform’s wellhead.

Starting in January of 1991, large quantities of oil began to spill into the Persian Gulf. Early reports from Iraqi forces claimed that the spill had been caused by the United States sinking of two oil tankers.

THE PERSIAN GULF WAR OIL SPILL devastation throughout the Persian Gulf. The shrimp industry in the Gulf was practically wiped out, fish and other marine life were ravaged, and the Gulf's rich coral reef was put on the brink of extinction.'3 Highlighted by recent concern over grave global implications of con-

240 million gallons of crude oil flowed into the Persian Gulf creating a huge oil slick that slowly moved down the coast with at least another 250 million gallons supplementing the initial spill over the next few months.

Ignition of oil well fires also created a serious threat to environmental and human health in the Persian Gulf region. The Kuwait oil fires burned for more than eight months, consuming an estimated five to six million barrels of crude oil and 70 to …

Resources lost PER DAY from the Kuwaiti Oil Fires could have... Fast Facts. Date January 1991. Location Persian Gulf, Kuwait. Cause Iraqi invasion. Motive Intentional. Persian Gulf Spill 8 million barrels. Largest Reported Slick 101 miles x 42 miles. Kuwaiti Oil Fires Burned 6 million barrels per day. Cost of kuwaiti oil lost per day $115 ...

Jan 26, 1991 · The United States accused Iraq on Friday of releasing millions of gallons of Kuwaiti crude oil into the Persian Gulf, creating a huge slick that allied officials described as dwarfing that of...