Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 1

3-January-2005

KUWAIT

Kuwaits Fourth Refinery Scheduled For 2010 Start Up, Shuaiba To Close

Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) announced on 19 December that its planned fourth refinery was scheduled for start-up in 2010. Construction will begin in 2007. The announcement came as the USs Fluor Enterprises was named as project management consultant (PMC) for the venture. Fluor, which beat off challenges from Bechtel and Foster Wheeler (MEES, 25...