VOL. XLIV

No. 28

9-July-2001

KUWAIT

KOC Says Western Fields Capacity At 425,000 B/D, 500,000 B/D In Two Years

Kuwaits two western oilfields Minagish (34 API) and Umm Gadair (27) have a total production capacity of 425,000 b/d, which is scheduled to rise to 450,000 b/d by the end of this year before increasing again in two years to a plateau of 500,000 b/d which will be maintained for the subsequent 10 years. The capacity increase schedule, part of a 15-year (1995-2010) strategic expansion...