VOL. XLII

No 42

18-October-1999

KUWAIT

Shuaiba Refinery Capacity To Be Raised To 215,000 B/D

In a statement to the press on 13 October, the ManagingDirector of Kuwait痴 Shuaiba refinery, Mr. Hamad al-Salih, said that plans areunderway to raise the capacity of the refinery from the current 200,000 b/d to215,000 b/d and also to install additional facilities for the improvement ofthe quality of its products. Mr. Salih explained that Shuaiba was originallybuilt in 1968 with a capacity of 95,000 b/d...