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			<title>Kuwait to shut crude unit at Mina al-Ahmadi end Oct</title>
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			<title>Kuwait faces compensation claims over refinery u-turn</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Successful bidders claim damages after cabinet decision to cancel $15bn project.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait resumes oil exports after day of bad weather</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[High wind and bad weather conditions termporarily stopped exports on Thursday. ]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait oil refinery will go ahead despite cancelled contracts</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[State's refining firm says $15m refinery plan is being re-evaluated largely due to cost. ]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait confirms cancellation of fourth oil refinery</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[$15bn refinery Al Zour will no longer go ahead after gov't report deemed it unfeasible. ]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait to cancel new oil refinery project</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The $15bn refinery will be 'stopped' according to remarks attributed to the prime minister in a local newspaper. ]]></description>
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			<title>Bad weather halts Kuwaiti oil exports</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The world's seventh-largest oil exporter sends out 2.1m barrels per day of crude and other oil products. ]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait port workers strike over pay</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Up to 900 workers at three ports are on strike, claiming their pay has not been changed for 37 years.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait in focus</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Kuwait is a substantial exporter of refined product, with trade amounting to more than 500,000b/d and worth more than US$7bn per annum in 2007.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait poised to scrap $15bn refinery</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Project for country's 4th refinery not feasible on economic, technical grounds - source.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait struggles</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Can the country’s downstream sector push on in the face of troublesome roadblocks? Petrochemicals Middle East investigates.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait oil workers postpone strike action</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Union official says agreement has been reached with KNPC to suspend action.]]></description>
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			<title>Workers detained ahead of strike</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Group of workers at Kuwait National Petroleum held briefly prior to planned strike over pay, union says.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait oil labour union calls on workers to strike</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[KNPC Labour Syndicate calls on members to take industrial action on Sunday.]]></description>
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			<title>Power outage forces closure of Kuwait refineries</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Kuwait National Petroleum Co says operation back to normal within days.]]></description>
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			<title>Fire drama at Kuwait oil refinery</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 3: Firefighters put out blaze, owners say there is no impact on refinery output, no casualties.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait MPs support giant refinery despite probe</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Lawmakers back plans for $15bn refinery after minister cooperates over contracts.]]></description>
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			<title>Industry forecast</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Recent Kuwaiti gas finds and substantial oil reserves require multi billion dollar investment programs.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait continues with oil refinery despite probe</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf state goes ahead with building $15bn Al-Zour refinery as contracts investigated.]]></description>
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			<title>Three injured in Kuwaiti blaze </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[State refinery firm KNPC says workers injured in limited fire, but exports not affected.]]></description>
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			<title>Explosion blasts through Kuwaiti plant</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: Explosion rips through petrochemical facility near oil refinery, Indian labourer injured in fire.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait to launch $19bn refinery upgrade tender</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[State refiner KNPC plans to upgrade its Mina Abdullah and Mina Al-Ahmadi refineries.]]></description>
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			<title>Skills shortage may hurt Kuwait growth</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  A severe shortage of construction professionals and skilled labourers is expected to hamper Kuwait's anticipated property surge this year.]]></description>
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			<title>Fluor still in talks over Al-Zour tender</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[US firm negotiating with Kuwait to provide infrastructure such as steam generation and water systems.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
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			<title>Kuwait unveils Al-Zour shortlist</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[State refiner KNPC announces firms pre-qualifying for construction of Middle East's biggest refinery.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
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			<title>Kuwait green lights region's biggest refinery </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Country's top energy council approves plans for ME's largest refinery after months of delays.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait turns to Shell to renovate aging refinery </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[State-run KNPC looking to improve performance at Shuaiba refinery hit by several accidents.]]></description>
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			<title>Budget for Kuwait refinery hits $14bn</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[State increases money available for Middle East's biggest refinery due to rising costs in energy sector.]]></description>
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			<title>30 companies bid for Kuwait refinery</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Middle East's biggest refinery project has received bids from around 30 companies.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait's al-Zour refinery attracts 20+ bids</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A German-Italian alliance is tipped to make the best offer in the $12bn plant tender.  ]]></description>
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