KUWAIT

 

Kuwait: Oil Minister Reappointed, Refinery Plans Advance, Petrofac In  Gas Talks

 

State downstream arm Kuwait National Petroleum Company (NPC)  is pushing on with its ‘mega-refinery’ projects, and the operator of the Jurassic gas fields is in talks to bring in Petrofac to  kick-start the stalled 1bn cfd development. However, Kuwait’s political struggle - Hani Husain was reappointed as oil minister on July 19 - hangs a question mark...