Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 3

17-January-2005

KUWAIT

Two CDUs At Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery Shut For Routine Maintenance

As scheduled, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) has shut down two 120,000 b/d crude distillation units (CDUs) at its 450,000 b/d Mina al-Ahmadi refinery for planned maintenance (MEES, 13 December 2004). The first unit was shut on 7 January for five weeks, and the second, two days later, for three weeks. A KNPC official said that the shutdowns had been arranged...