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Work proceeds for locating oil spill source -- minister

KUWAIT, Aug 17 (KUNA) -- Minister of Oil Essam Al-Marzouq said on Thursday that results of analyzing samples of the oil spill floating off Al-Messilah has not been delivered to the department yet.
Meanwhile, action is proceeding round the clock to determine source of the oil slick.
Neither Iran nor Saudi Arabia has reported oil leakage at sea, he said, indicating that Riyadh and Tehran confirmed this after being contacted by the Kuwaiti authorities.
"We are still awaiting satellite images to determine source of the oil spills," added Al-Marzouq, also Minister of Electricity and Water, in remarks to journalists on sidelines of a ceremony marking issuance of the first permit for very small enterprise via the single counter at Kuwait Business Center.
So far, there have been no effects on the sea waters "as we have encircled these spots in a specific location," the minister added.
Two oil spills have been located in the Kuwaiti territorial waters recently. (end) mam.rk