Kuwaiti refinery final phase pushed back

Optimistic outlook: People walk in the Avenues Mall, the largest shopping centre in the capital. The state-owned oil company is optimistic about consumption in China, where it says there’s a sustainable and stable growth pattern for the longer term. — AFP

KUWAIT CITY: The start of the third section of Kuwait’s Al-Zour refinery was pushed back to the end of the summer after a technical glitch forced the facility to halt last month, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Sabah, the chief executive officer of Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC) says.

Comprising three mini-refineries, Al-Zour is one of the biggest oil-processing facilities being added across the Middle East and, once completed, will add 615,000 barrels a day to Kuwait’s refining capacity.