Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 9

28-February-2005

KUWAIT

Kuwait Inaugurates New Loading Pier At Mina al-Ahmadi

Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) on 23 February inaugurated a new 2.1km pier at its 460,000 b/d Mina al-Ahmadi crude refinery that will allow the country to boost export capacity of crude, refined products, LPG and methanol. The state-of-the-art pier has six loading platforms: two for crude and refined products, two are for LPG and methanol, and two spare. The option...