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Abu Dhabi to Host Fourth World Future Energy Summit in 2011 PDF  | Print |  E-mail

‘Enabling Future Energy Solutions’ - Embracing MENA Region’s considerable potential as the world’s renewable energy powerhouse.

Abu Dhabi, 27 July 2010:  Reed Exhibitions today announced the program for the World Future Energy Summit 2011 (WFES), the foremost and must-attend annual meeting of world leaders, investors, policy makers, researchers, financial institutions and experts dedicated to renewable energy.
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The 10 Worst Oil Spills in History PDF  | Print |  E-mail

The World's Worst Oil Spills by Amount of Oil Released Into the Environment

By Larry West,


1. Gulf War Oil Spill
Date: January 19, 1991
Location: Persian Gulf, Kuwait
Oil Spilled: 380 million-520 million gallons

The worst oil spill in world history wasn't the result of a tanker accident, a pipeline failure, or an offshore drilling catastrophe. It was an act of war. During the Gulf War, Iraqi forces attempted to stop a potential American troop landing by opening the valves at the Sea Island oil terminal in Kuwait and dumping oil from several tankers in the Persian Gulf. The oil the Iraqis released created an oil slick 4 inches thick that covered 4,000 square miles of ocean.

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