Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 49

6-December-2004

KUWAIT

Mina al-Ahmadis ARDs Shut For Routine Maintenance

Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) on 29 November shut down one of its 33,000 b/d capacity atmospheric residue desulfurizers (ARD) at the Mina al-Ahmadi refinery for routine maintenance. The refinerys Executive Assistant Managing Director Husain Isma'il told Reuters on 1 December that the second 33,000 b/d ARD would also be shut during the maintenance period, lasting...