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Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)
Main Category: Oil / Gas ProducerFirst Address : PO Box 70
City : Safat
Country : Kuwait
Phone: 965 3 989900
Fax: 965 3 986188
Website: www.knpc.com
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Kuwait to shut crude unit at Mina al-Ahmadi end Oct
Wednesday, 2 September 2009
Wednesday, 2 September 2009
Maintenance on 120,000 bpd unit slated to start on Oct 27; will last until Nov 16.
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Kuwait faces compensation claims over refinery u-turn
Thursday, 4 June 2009
Thursday, 4 June 2009
Successful bidders claim damages after cabinet decision to cancel $15bn project.
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Kuwait resumes oil exports after day of bad weather
Saturday, 9 May 2009
Saturday, 9 May 2009
High wind and bad weather conditions termporarily stopped exports on Thursday.
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Kuwait oil refinery will go ahead despite cancelled contracts
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
State's refining firm says $15m refinery plan is being re-evaluated largely due to cost.
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Kuwait confirms cancellation of fourth oil refinery
Saturday, 21 March 2009
Saturday, 21 March 2009
$15bn refinery Al Zour will no longer go ahead after gov't report deemed it unfeasible.
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Kuwait to cancel new oil refinery project
Sunday, 15 March 2009
Sunday, 15 March 2009
The $15bn refinery will be 'stopped' according to remarks attributed to the prime minister in a local newspaper.
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Bad weather halts Kuwaiti oil exports
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
The world's seventh-largest oil exporter sends out 2.1m barrels per day of crude and other oil products.
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Kuwait port workers strike over pay
Monday, 2 March 2009
Monday, 2 March 2009
Up to 900 workers at three ports are on strike, claiming their pay has not been changed for 37 years.
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Kuwait in focus
Tuesday, 20 January 2009
Tuesday, 20 January 2009
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.
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Kuwait poised to scrap $15bn refinery
Saturday, 6 December 2008
Saturday, 6 December 2008
Project for country's 4th refinery not feasible on economic, technical grounds - source.
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Kuwait struggles
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Can the country’s downstream sector push on in the face of troublesome roadblocks? Petrochemicals Middle East investigates.
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Kuwait oil workers postpone strike action
Sunday, 19 October 2008
Sunday, 19 October 2008
Union official says agreement has been reached with KNPC to suspend action.
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Workers detained ahead of strike
Saturday, 18 October 2008
Saturday, 18 October 2008
Group of workers at Kuwait National Petroleum held briefly prior to planned strike over pay, union says.
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Kuwait oil labour union calls on workers to strike
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
KNPC Labour Syndicate calls on members to take industrial action on Sunday.
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Power outage forces closure of Kuwait refineries
Monday, 13 October 2008
Monday, 13 October 2008
Kuwait National Petroleum Co says operation back to normal within days.
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Fire drama at Kuwait oil refinery
Wednesday, 3 September 2008
Wednesday, 3 September 2008
UPDATE 3: Firefighters put out blaze, owners say there is no impact on refinery output, no casualties.
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Kuwait MPs support giant refinery despite probe
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
Lawmakers back plans for $15bn refinery after minister cooperates over contracts.
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Industry forecast
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
Recent Kuwaiti gas finds and substantial oil reserves require multi billion dollar investment programs.
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Kuwait continues with oil refinery despite probe
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
Gulf state goes ahead with building $15bn Al-Zour refinery as contracts investigated.
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Three injured in Kuwaiti blaze
Monday, 30 June 2008
Monday, 30 June 2008
State refinery firm KNPC says workers injured in limited fire, but exports not affected.
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Explosion blasts through Kuwaiti plant
Thursday, 5 June 2008
Thursday, 5 June 2008
UPDATE: Explosion rips through petrochemical facility near oil refinery, Indian labourer injured in fire.
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Kuwait to launch $19bn refinery upgrade tender
Tuesday, 6 May 2008
Tuesday, 6 May 2008
State refiner KNPC plans to upgrade its Mina Abdullah and Mina Al-Ahmadi refineries.
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Skills shortage may hurt Kuwait growth
Saturday, 12 January 2008
Saturday, 12 January 2008
A severe shortage of construction professionals and skilled labourers is expected to hamper Kuwait's anticipated property surge this year.
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Fluor still in talks over Al-Zour tender
Sunday, 30 September 2007
Sunday, 30 September 2007
US firm negotiating with Kuwait to provide infrastructure such as steam generation and water systems.
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Kuwait unveils Al-Zour shortlist
Saturday, 29 September 2007
Saturday, 29 September 2007
State refiner KNPC announces firms pre-qualifying for construction of Middle East's biggest refinery.
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Kuwait green lights region's biggest refinery
Tuesday, 25 September 2007
Tuesday, 25 September 2007
Country's top energy council approves plans for ME's largest refinery after months of delays.
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Kuwait turns to Shell to renovate aging refinery
Thursday, 13 September 2007
Thursday, 13 September 2007
State-run KNPC looking to improve performance at Shuaiba refinery hit by several accidents.
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Budget for Kuwait refinery hits $14bn
Monday, 23 July 2007
Monday, 23 July 2007
State increases money available for Middle East's biggest refinery due to rising costs in energy sector.
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30 companies bid for Kuwait refinery
Monday, 9 July 2007
Monday, 9 July 2007
The Middle East's biggest refinery project has received bids from around 30 companies.
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Kuwait's al-Zour refinery attracts 20+ bids
Tuesday, 3 July 2007
Tuesday, 3 July 2007
A German-Italian alliance is tipped to make the best offer in the $12bn plant tender.
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Kuwait tenders for al-Zour refinery
Sunday, 17 June 2007
Sunday, 17 June 2007
Move follows the doubling of the budget to $12bn as energy costs rise.
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Kuwaiti shake-up
Wednesday, 13 June 2007
Wednesday, 13 June 2007
With substantial reserves and liberal expansion plans, Kuwait is gaining momentum. But the oil industry is in danger of being derailed.
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Kuwait expects 15 bids for new refinery
Sunday, 20 May 2007
Sunday, 20 May 2007
Tenders will be invited in July for construction of the $12 billion Al-Zour refinery.
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Shuaiba operating normally says KNPC
Sunday, 13 May 2007
Sunday, 13 May 2007
Kuwait National Petroleum Co. says refinery not affected by workers protest.
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Kuwait doubles al-Zour refinery budget
Tuesday, 8 May 2007
Tuesday, 8 May 2007
'Realistic' $12bn estimation comes as previous bids for the plant were rejected.
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Kuwait needs Al-Zour, despite high bids for tender
Tuesday, 10 April 2007
Tuesday, 10 April 2007
The country aims to boost its oil production with a proposal for a fourth refinery.
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Kuwait oil minister to keep post
Thursday, 8 March 2007
Thursday, 8 March 2007
Sheikh Ali is expected to return to office following the cabinet's resignation on Sunday.
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Kuwait seeks more refined Al-Zour bids
Monday, 26 February 2007
Monday, 26 February 2007
The costing woes of the Al-Zour project are the latest blow to the Kuwaiti refining industry, which has suffered a series of problems over the past two years.
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Kuwait seeks cheaper al-Zour refinery bids
Wednesday, 21 February 2007
Wednesday, 21 February 2007
Kuwait will issue a new tender for its planned $6 billion, 615,000 barrels per day al-Zour oil refinery.
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Power cut shuts Kuwait oil refineries
Sunday, 18 February 2007
Sunday, 18 February 2007
Three refineries - Mina Shuaiba, Mina Ahmadi and Mina Abdullah - closed for an hour today.
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