VOL. XLIV

No. 27

2-July-2001

KUWAIT

Blockage Closes Shu'ayba Refinery Again

Kuwaits 200,000 b/d Shu'ayba refinery, which restarted on 17 June at half capacity after undergoing general repairs (MEES, 25 June), was shut down again on 25 June after a partial blockage in heater lines was discovered. The refinery is expected to be operational once more in early July. The closure of the refinery left Kuwait with surplus volumes of crude, and traders reported on 28 June that an extra 3.4mn barrels had...