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 million