Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 45

8-November-2004

KUWAIT

Kuwait’s Refineries Return To Normal Operations After Power Failure

Kuwait’s three oil refineries were operating normally again by the end of last week after being forced to shut down because of a power failure on 31 October that affected the whole emirate. While the power was restored later the same day, for safety reasons the refineries had to be brought back gradually to normal operating levels. The...