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Kuwait Tenders For Al-Zour Refinery

June 2007 | Project News

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Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) has issued a new tender for its planned 615,000 barrel per day (b/d) refinery at al-Zour. This follows a series of delays to the project caused by rapidly escalating costs.

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