Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 37

13-Sep-2010

KUWAIT

China Approves Technical Review For Sinopec/KPI Downstream Complex

Authorities in China have approved a technical review and granted an environmental clearance for an $8.7bn refinery/petrochemical plant being developed by Sinopec and Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI), the overseas division of state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC). The complex, which has been estimated to cost $9bn, will include a 300,000 b/d refinery and a...