VOL. XXXIX

No. 33

13-May-1996

KUWAIT

Shuaiba Refinery Resumes Operation After Maintenance Shutdown

Kuwait's 155,000 b/d Shuaiba refinery resumed full operation on 4 May following its complete shutdown on 20 March for scheduled maintenance (MEES, 25 March), according to a statement by an official of the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC). He said that the refinery is currently processing 140,000 b/d of crude but its capacity is expected to be raised to 195,000 b/d following the...