Kuwait launches major oil lake remediation project with Chinese firm Jereh

Kuwait has kicked off a major environmental cleanup effort as the first unit of an oil lake crude recovery project, led by China’s Jereh Group, completed its trial run Wednesday. The project falls under the Kuwait Environmental Remediation Program (KERP), which aims to tackle oil pollution and environmental damage left by the 1990-1991 Gulf War, when around 700 oil wells were set ablaze, creating vast oil lakes and contaminating large swathes of soil. Valued at about 14 million U.S. dollars, the contract tasks Jereh with delivering an integrated solution and supplying core equipment for the cleanup effort.