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 …

2011年4月10日 · 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 …

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 …

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 …

Soon after the beginning of "Desert Storm", the Iraqi forces launched an artillery attack against the Khafji oil storage depot in northern Saudi Arabia, setting it on fire. It began to leak oil into the …

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 …

On January 21, 1991, two days after the Coalition forces launched an air campaign against Iraq for invading Kuwait, Iraqi forces opened valves at an offshore oil transshipment terminal and …

On 26 January 1991, when the Iraqi army left Kuwait, it sabotaged a large part of the Emirate oil wells, Mina al Ahmadi’s oil terminal and anchored oil tankers. They ignited the spilled oil, in …

Persian Gulf, Kuwait | 1991-Jan-19 Initial Notification : During the 1991 Gulf War, tankers and oil terminals in Kuwait were destroyed, causing the release of an estimated 6-8 million barrels …

2020年9月14日 · In 1991, the Hubble Telescope launched, the civil war in Cambodia ended, and free elections in Taiwan commenced. However, 1991 is also known for the infamous Persian …