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= Mingbulak oil spill = The Mingbulak oil spill (March 2, 1992), also often referred to as the Fergana Valley oil spill, occurred in Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan. It is considered the worst oil spill in Asia to date. Oil was released from a well which had a blowout for months.

Cause
On March 2nd, 1992, in the Fergana Valley, well #5 at the Mingbulak oil field had a massive blowout. This blowout caused oils to leak and create an oil spill. This caused the crude oil  to burn for two months in Uzbekistan. The well had a lack of well capping technology which did not help the attempt to resolve the spill. Approximately 88 million gallons of oil was spilled by the time the oil spill ended. The oil spill trickled to an end two months later when the flow of oil stopped on its own.

Clean up
Most of the clean up for this spill was left for nature. Some of the oil soaked into the ground. A dam was set up to help control the amount of oil in the clean water. The remaining oil burned for two months until the fire came to a stop.

Effects and Environmental impact
The United States assisted Uzbekistan is setting up a dam to help prevent to spread of the oil. The fast counter move from the countries helped contain the spill. The overall long term effects of the Mingbulak oil spill on the environment were minimal and the short term effects were not long lasting. This spill is considered the biggest terrestrial oil spill in the history of oil spills to date.