VOL. XL

No. 36

8 September 1997

KUWAIT

Maintenance Shut Down Of Mina Al Ahmadi Refinery Begins 6 September

The Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) has announced that a major maintenanceplan for the Mina al-Ahmadi refinery is scheduled to begin as of 6 September and thatproduction from the refinery will decrease by about one fourth of its total output ofabout 400,000 b/d. According to an official source, the refinery will undergo "amajor maintenance plan and not a general maintenance and...