The Mingbulak (or Fergana Valley) Oil Spill (1992)
The largest land-based oil spill in history, and Asia’s worst oil spill, occurred in Uzbekistan on March 2, 1992. A blowout at a well spewed oil into the valley near the city of Fergana. The oil caught fire and burned for two months before the well pressure subsided. Of the estimated 88 million gallons that were released, more than 88 million gallons were protected from fire behind berms and dikes.
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