Kuwait Environmental Remediation Program
The Kuwait Environmental Remediation Program (KERP) is a plan that aims to clear swaths of contaminated soil in Kuwait. Their main objective is oil spills following the 1991 Gulf War. The goal of the program is to clear a swath of ~114 square miles (300 km2). It is the largest inland environmental cleanup valued ~$3 Billion since the project's inception.
A secondary goal of the KERP is to remove UXO and other remnants of war following the Gulf War. During the Gulf War the retreating Iraqi Army left behind an estimated 2 million landmines. Following previous UXO removal programs and the KERP, an estimated 1.65 million mines have been removed. However an estimated 350,000 mines remain in the Kuwait desert.
In Late 2023 the KOC[clarification needed] signed new contracts worth $1.7 billion expanding the program's funding and ability to effectively repair the environment and remove UXO.
Companies Involved
The following companies have been approved by the KOC and have received contracts to work on their respective zones.
Management
Worley (Project Management Consultants)
North Kuwait
Zone 1
Total value of the Zone 1 contract is $193.58 million.
- Lamor Company
- JV of Khaled Ali Al Kharafiand Brothers for Construction Contracting
Zone 2
Total value of the Zone 2 contract is ~$188 million.
- Kuwait Company for Process Plant Construction & Contracting (KCPC)
South Kuwait
Zone 1
Total value of the Zone 1 contract is $196.53 million.
- Lamor Company
- JV of Khaled Ali Al Kharafiand Brothers for Construction Contracting
Zone 2
Total value of the Zone 2 contract is $185.2 million.
- JV of Heavy Engineering Industries and Shipbuilding Company (HEISCO)
- Hangzhou Zaopinst Co., Ltd
Zone 3
Total value of Zone 3 contract is $250.6 million.
- Enshaat Al Sayer General Trading & Contracting Co.
Landmine Removal
- SafeLane Global
History
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During the 1991 Gulf War, the retreating Iraqi Army 605-732 oil rigs on their way back to Iraq[clarification needed] causing the Kuwaiti Oil Fires as a form of scorched earth warfare in an attempt to stop the coalition. During the 1991 and 2003 Iraq Wars there was lots of unexploded ordnance left in Kuwait. In 2013 the KERP was created by the KOC.