Kuwait Integrated Petrochemical Industries Co (KIPIC), a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corp, plans to develop a facility that will be integrated with the adjacent Al-Zour refinery and will add a gasoline block, an aromatics block, an olefins conversion technology unit, polypropylene units, and associated utility and offsite facilities to the existing site to produce nearly […]
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Kuwait Oil Company awards $76 million oil flow lines contract
Combined Group Contracting has announced in a statement that it has secured a five-year contract worth $76.5 million for oil flow lines project issued from Kuwait Oil Company. The company states that the works includes construction of flow lines and associated works in Umm Niqa And South Ratqa in Kuwait. Headquartered in Kuwait, Combined Group Contracting […]
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Kuwait plans world’s tallest tower ‘Burj Mubarak’ in oil diversification push
Kuwait hopes to diversify its economy by reducing its reliance on oil and expanding its private sector through significant investments across different sectors. The oil rich nation will soon be home to the “world’s tallest tower” – the Burj Mubarak. The one-kilometre tall tower will be the main attraction of Kuwait’s Madinat Al Hareer or Silk […]
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Oil rich Kuwait eyes plans to restrict expat population: Report
Kuwait officials have submitted an advisory report to the government to introduce expat quotas, according to a report by Arabian Business, citing Kuwait Times. The report shows that private academic bodies studying Kuwait’s population demographics have submitted an advisory report to the government outlining recommendations to address the “imbalance of expatriates” in the country. The focus of the […]
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Revealed: 5 largest oilfields in the Middle East
The Middle East is home to some of the largest and economical oilfields in the world. The world’s largest oil field, Saudi Arabia’s Ghawar Field, for instance, produces around 4 million barrels of oil per day, accounting for well over one-thirds of Saudi Arabia’s total production. Here is a list of the top five oil […]
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Kuwait Oil Company declares ‘state of emergency’ after oil spill
Kuwait Oil Company declared a “state of emergency” on Monday following an oil spill on land although no injuries or disruption to production was reported. The emergency followed an “oil leak in the west of the country”, the state-owned company said in a statement, after a video posted by Kuwaiti media showed a gushing pipe […]
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HEISCO Kuwait secures $223 million contract for oil flow line project
Kuwait’s Heavy Engineering Industries and Shipbuilding Co (HEISCO) announced in a statement that it has secured a five-year contract from Kuwait Oil Co (KOC) for the construction of flowlines and associated works in West Kuwait Area. The value of the contract is KWD 68.5 million ($223.7 million). Earlier during August 2022, HEISCO announces that the company submits […]
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Oman’s Abraj Energy signs drilling deal with Chevron, Kuwait Gulf Oil Company
Abraj Energy Services said on Saturday it had signed a five-year ‘strategic partnership deal’ with Kuwait Gulf Oil Co and Saudi Arabian Chevron to extract and drill for oil in Kuwait. Global oil giant Chevron is a major player in Saudi Arabia’s energy market having a continuous upstream presence in the kingdom for more than […]
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Kuwait invites bids to power oil and gas facilities with renewable energy
Two state-owned Kuwaiti oil companies have invited consultancy bids from five Western firms to study the use of renewable energy to run their facilities, Zawya Projects reported, citing a Kuwait newspaper. France’s Technip and Worley Engineering of Australia are amongst the companies that are invited to submit bids. The Kuwait National Petroleum Co and the […]
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Hiring soon: Kuwait Oil Company to recruit foreign technical workers
Kuwait Oil Co (KOC), a subsidiary of state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corp, said it plans to bring in skilled technical workers from several countries including Canada, US, Egypt, Southeast Asia and the Gulf states. The company will hire technicians who are experts in drilling operations, maintenance, exploration and production, and medical and health, safety, environment and engineering, […]
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