Kuwait quickly controls fire at Burgan field

   State firm Kuwait Oil Co. said that a fire that broke out at a gathering center within giant Burgan oil field was brought under control in record time. One contractor was injured in the incident, which occurred on May 7. Extent of the blaze was limited to the supply of natural gas to an LPG plant operated by parent company Kuwait National Petroleum. Repairs were expected to proceed quickly. Burgan holds more than half of Kuwait’s proven oil reserves, producing 2 million bpd.