KUWAIT

 

Kuwait’s Al-Zour Refinery ‘Progressing’, Says Minister

Kuwait is set to finally move ahead with plans for its new 615,000 b/d refinery at al-Zour after years of delays, Kuwait’s Minister of Oil Hani Husain tells MEES. The much-delayed project was originally scheduled for completion in 2010 at a cost of around $6.3bn but was suspended in early 2009 on the back of both accusations in parliament of “irregular” contract awards and a rise in...