KUWAIT CITY, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait''s Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah officially inaugurated the Al-Zour Refinery, marking the start of full operations at the country''s
The refinery, some 90 kilometers south of Kuwait City, has long been one of Kuwait''s Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah''s core concerns, as evidenced by his attendance at a
Al-Zour Refinery This is the world''s largest grass-root refinery with 615,000 bpd capacity. The refinery will have high flexibility as it is designed to process various types of
These efforts emphasise Kuwait''s commitment to integrating digital technological advancements across all projects within the country''s oil sector. Kuwait announces major
Kuwait announces major refinery expansion plans by 2025 These efforts emphasise Kuwait''s commitment to integrating digital technological advancements across all projects within the
KIPIC is a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation set up by the State of Kuwait to manage refinery, petrochemicals and LNG import operations in the Al-Zour complex. KIPIC constructed
The plan to revamp Mina Abdullah Refinery and Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery was part of a strategy to upgrade the oil refining industry in Kuwait. The Kuwait National Petroleum Company(KNPC)
With a refining capacity of 31.5 million tonnes per year, the refinery is expected to boost Kuwait''s daily refining capacity by 66%, marking a significant milestone in the country''s energy industry.
KUWAIT CITY: Wadha Al-Khatib, acting CEO of both the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) and Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC), has outlined
Kuwait plans to increase its refinery capacity to 1.5 million barrels per day by 2025, driven by the state''s digital transformation and goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. This
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