KERP Projects Program by Kuwait Oil Company - Movie Review Example

Documentary Proposal for KERP Projects Programme Documentary Proposal for KERP Projects Programme KERP Projects Programme and the Execution of the First Project by Kuwait Oil Company Background In 1992, the aggression act against the environment devastated the state of Kuwait’s land and aquatic animals. The attack on Kuwait by the Iraqi army and the Gulf War brought about substantial damage to Kuwait’s environment. Most of the damages occurred from an explosion of nearly 800 oil wells (Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, 2013, p. 1). The unconstrained oil reached areas of fresh groundwater aquifers in the north. Crude oil contaminated soil and water after the massive explosion of petroleum wells and terrestrial resources caused by military defense and scattered Unexploded Ordinances (UXO’s). Kuwait Environmental Remediation Program (KERP) aims at dealing with the elimination of pollutants or impurities from environmental media resulting from the oil explosion. KERP seeks to ensure the realization of three key objectives. The first objective is to direct Kuwait National Focal Point (KNFP) in the accomplishment of the KERP. The second objective is to undertake remediation of damaged terrestrial resources by means such as fencing and patrolling of five designated areas. The third objective is to remedy areas damaged by oil leaks, oil contaminated piles, oil trenches, and oil spills. Military contributed to Kuwait’s environmental damages through a series of activities. The movement of vehicles and heavy weaponry damaged the delicate desert environment by affecting the plant cover that in turn affected the sensitive ecosystem. The physical esthetic value of the environment in turn was destroyed, and aridity started engulfing the lands of Kuwait. In 1994, Kuwait government submitted environmental claims that aimed at monitoring and realizing remediation mechanisms to restore and improve Kuwait’s ecological status. After studies on the same subject matter, in the period 2001 to 2007, Public Authorities for the Assessment of Compensation proposed remediation technologies to enable rehabilitation of the damaged environment. The steps are aimed at bringing recovery and restoration to the deteriorated environmental status in Kuwait. Introduction On August 2, 1990, the State of Kuwait sustained extensive environmental damages because of the Iraqi aggression against Kuwait and the 1991 Gulf War. The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) recognized the provision of reparations to affected countries, companies and individuals. In December 2005, the UNCC completed the appraisal of all claims for environmental damages in visualization of remediating environmental damages. The UNCC issued Decision 258 rolling out the rules and guidelines for the applicant governments during the planning and execution of environmental remediation projects. Plaintiff states received request to launch National Focal Points (NFP) to supervise the restoration and re-establishment projects in each nation. In addition, another application submitted seek action as a liaison with the UNCC during the follow-up program. In June 2006, the state of Kuwait established the Kuwait Focal Point (KFP) with the responsibility, mandate to plan, and supervise the remediation process. The planning and supervision had an ultimate goal of completing the implementation of the projects in the KERP. Kuwait NFP introduced the organizational structure for planning and execution of the remediation and renovation projects in KERP. In 2008, Kuwait NFP initiated the selection, contracting, project planning and supervision consultants. Completion of the process failed to reach fulfillment and Kuwait NFP in turn started the planning for the execution of different essentials of KERP. Overview The documentary is a two hours illustrative footage of the KERP projects programme. It shows the execution of First project by Kuwait Oil Company. It is consists of six episodes each covering an independent and distinct subject area related to around KERP. The chapters begin with an introductory chapter that presents and introduces the burning oil well and the results of the environmental damages in Kuwait. The second episode addresses Kuwait environmental compensation in six sub-sections. The subsections cover remediation of the various distinct damages independently. The subsequent episodes all revolve around the contamination, damages, and remediation processes undertaken to restore the Kuwait initial environmental status. Episode One: Introductory Episode The documentary begins by displaying a series of burning oil fields. The narrator outlines a brief explanation about the distractions that occurred during the explosion menace (Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, 2014, p. 1). Episode Two: Kuwait Environmental Compensation The documentary director classifies this event in six sub-sections. In the first paragraph, the narrator highlights and illustrates the remediation of ground water resources. The narrator explains the focus of the ground water remediation process at the Raudhatain and Umm Al-Aishh fresh water aquifers. Contamination of the aquifers occurred from the oil recovery pits, oil lakes, and damaged wellhead castings. The narrator explains the estimated volume of contaminated ground water requiring cleanup to be 5.5 million in Umm Al Aishh and 9.5 million in Raudhatain (Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, 2014, p.1). Based on the remediation plan, extraction of groundwater should involve use of lenses that are thinner than 10 to 15 meters. In the second episode, the narrator will present information on damage restoration of coastal areas that are polluted by oil. Land filling and digging are the recommended strategy to reclaim contaminated coastal oil deposits. Areas of target in during the restoration period include regions such as North Kuwait bay. The area is 4.7 Km in length. In the third subsection the narrator explains remediation and re-vegetation of areas destroyed by oil lakes, oil contaminated piles, oil channels, and oil spills. The documentary shows the covered contamination area to exceed 114 square kilometers of the desert surface in the oil fields. Next, the narrator addresses the restoration of terrestrial resources. Remediation of the areas damaged by military fortification, wellhead pits, and revegetating terrestrial resources. The narrator then talks about the nature and the reality of losing natural resources. Creation of a shoreline reserve may act as a replacement for the lost ecological services. The final presentation of this episode addresses the measures taken to remediate environmental damage to terrestrial resources. Episode Three: UNCC decisions Kuwait receives an award of $ 41,531,463 used in treating and remediating groundwater resources located in the two freshwater aquifers in North Kuwait. The aquifers acquired contamination from the infiltration of seawater used to fight oil fires. In a display of the award reception, the narrator talks about $ 3,990,152 grant that Kuwait received for remediating the marine and coastal oil damage. Another decision of the UNCC was to give Kuwait government $ 643,814,034 meant for the restoration of terrestrial resources. The documentary displays the terrestrial resources set for recovery as the narrator explains the causes of the damage and its severity. The narrator then highlights the $ 2,259,285,969 award that meant to help the Kuwait government in oil lakes remediation. The narrator addresses the decision made to award $ 7,943,030 to the Kuwait government to help in reserving its marine shoreline. In addition, the narrator on the final bit of this episode addresses ordinance disposal site remediation. Kuwait received an award equivalent to $ 162,259 to aid the remediation of the ordinance disposal sites. Episode Four: Public Authority Compensation Commission (PACC) The narrator highlights that the Security Council resolutions 687 created the PACC commission on April 1991. The commission has the duty of compensating the affected families after an assessment by an evaluation commission. The documentary should display the compensation sample incidences to illustrate the action visually. Episode Five: The KERP Kuwait environmental remediation program The narrator presents the era of liberation. The documentary displays 7260 square kilometers of the impacted surface in addition to 695 sq km of severe oil contamination. The narrator then explains the pollution, the various types, and extent and remediation challenges experienced. The three types of contamination include wet oil pollution, dry oil, and Tarcrete. The documentary employs the use of graphs to enhance the visual impression of the extent and severity of the contamination. Episode Six: The Initiation of the KERP In this final episode of the documentary, the narrator explains how the Kuwait oil company started the cleanup process under the UN war compensation program. It will involve a competitive bidding process for companies that possess the capacity to undertake the project (Duthch Energy Solutions, 2013, p. 1). Bibliography Duthch Energy Solutions. (November 12, 2013). Kuwait Oil Company Opens Up Bidding Process for Oil Lakes. Retrieved December 8, 2014 from, http://www.dutch-energysolutions.nl/kuwait-oil-company-opens-up-bidding-process-for-oil-lakes Freeman, B. (2003). Whatever Happened to the Kuwait Oil Field Contamination? A 20 Year Perspective. Retrieved December 8, 2014 from, http://www.iestech.net/download/KuwaitField20yrsLater-ver3.pdf Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR). (2013). Kuwait Envirnmental Remediation Program (KERP): Background. Retrieved December 8, 2014 from http://kisr-kerp.com/background Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR). (2013). Kuwait Envirnmental Remediation Program (KERP): Summary of the Claims under KERP. Retrieved December 8, 2014 from http://kisr-kerp.com/environmental-claims/ Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR). (2013). Kuwait Envirnmental Remediation Program (KERP): Introduction. Retrieved December 8, 2014 from http://kisr-kerp.com/introduction Read More