Kuwait National Petroleum Corp. plans to increase Kuwait’s refining capacity to 2 million b/d by 2035.
KNPC Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Al-Mutairi discussed the plans with reporters at an event launching the company’s strategy for 2040.
Start-up next year of the 615,000-b/d Al-Zour refinery will push capacity to nearly 1.4 million b/d, he noted, according to the official Kuwait News Agency (OGJ Online, July 25, 2018).
KNPC is assessing construction of a fourth refinery, probably, like Al-Zour, in southern Kuwait, Al-Mutairi said.
