Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 5

31-January-2005

KUWAIT

Kuwait Reopens Raudhatain Oilfield GC-15 Boosting Oil Capacity To 2.8Mn B/D

Kuwait has officially reopened the Raudhatain oilfield gathering center GC-15 nearly three years to the day after it was destroyed in a huge blast and fire (MEES, 4 February 2002). The restart of GC-15 will boost Kuwaits oil production capacity to 2.8mn b/d when it operates at full capacity. The present throughput is around 100,000 b/d but this will rise...