VOL. XXXIX

No. 63

9-December-1996

KUWAIT

Kuwait's Refining Capacity Rises To 850,000 B/D

The Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) - the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) which manages and operates Kuwait's three refineries - announced on 5 December that its refining capacity has increased by 30,000 b/d from 820,000 b/d to 850,000 b/d. The KNPC statement also said that with completion of repairs to the Shuaiba refinery next month the capacity of that plant...