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Written question asked by James Pawsey (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 June 1991. It was answered by Lord Moynihan (Conservative) on Monday, 3 June 1991 on behalf of the Department of Energy.


Written question

Question
What information he has on (a) the number and (b) the proportion of oil well fires in Kuwait which have now been capped; and whether any British company has been involved in a successful capping operation. - Inc fact that 600 oil wells needed to be controlled and that about 110 of these have been capped to date.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
192 c10W
Session
1990-91
Subjects
Kuwait Fires Oil Overseas companies Production Kuwaiti British Group
Contains statistics
Yes