KUWAIT

Technical Fault Causes Fire at Shuaiba Refinery

On 1 August, a fire broke out in the vacuum distillation unit and the kerosene reformer at the 200,000 b/d Shuaiba refinery due to a technical fault, according to a statement issued on 2 August by an official of the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC). The fire was quickly brought under control and there was limited damage to the two units. The refinery resumed normal operations the following day. No further details were...