VOL. XLV

No 39

30-September-2002

KUWAIT

Ahmadi Refinery Back At Full Capacity

Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) said on 24 September that Mina al-Ahmadi refinery was back at full capacity throughput of 430,000-440,00 b/d for the first time since the explosion and fire at the plant in June 2000 (MEES, 4 July 2000). This follows the construction of a new crude distillation unit (CDU 5) with 120,000 b/d capacity, producing kerosene, diesel, naphtha, fuel oil and LPG. Ahmadi’s...