File: aacvc_03.txt
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PORTIONS FROM PAGE 9-19 WITHHELD. NOT HEALTH RELATED. DAMAGE TO KUWAITI OILFIELD IS MOUNTING. IRAQI SABOTAGE AND COALITION AIRSTRIKES HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED KUWAIT'S OIL PRODUCTION SYSTEM [(b)(l) sec 3.4 (b)(l)] WELLS IN MAIN OILFIELDS ARE ON FIRE. FIRES IN THE AL DUROAN OILFIELD WERE GENERATING HUGE CLOUDS OF BLACK SMOKE [(b)(l) sec 3.4 (b)(l)] WELLS IN THE LESS IMPORTANT AL WAFRAH OILFIELD IN THE NEUTRAL ZONE HAVE BEEN SABOTAGED [(b)(l) sec 3.4 (b)(l)] ON FIRE. [(b)(l) sec 3.4 (b)(l)] OILFIELD PROCESSIG CENTERS HAVE SUSTAINED MODERATE TO SEVERE DAMAGE. SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE MINOR DAMAGE. [(b)(l)sec3.4(b)(1)] PORTIONS FROM PAGE 20 WITHHELD. NOT HEALTH RELATED. WINDS FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST HAVE DELAYED THE ADVANCE OF THE MINA' AL AHMADI SLICK. IN THE PAST WEEK MOST OF THE SLICK THAT HAS PASSED RA'S AS ZAWR HAS MOVED INTO A BAY WEST OF ABU 'ALI RATHER THAN DOWN THE GULF. THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE 80-MILE-LONG SLICK IS ALSO MOVING SLOWLY AND THE SLICK WILL CONTINUE TO THREATEN THE COAST FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. OIL FIRST APPROACHED THE OIL FACILITIES AND DESALINATION PLANTS AT AS SAFFANIYAH THREE WEEKS AGO AND IS STILL IN THE AREA. LARGE DEPOSITS OF OIL ON THE BEACHES ARE STILL BOUYANT AND ARE REFLOATING. RESUPPLYING THE SLICK ALONG ITS LENGTH BT NNNN
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