Kuwait

Kuwait is in the finishing stages of putting together a multibillion dollar project to develop its northern oil fields, according to oil minister Sheikh Ali al-Jarrah al-Sabah, quoted... 2007-05-14

The Kuwaiti government has announced the discovery of a significant new oil and gas field in the north of the state. While details have not been released, the news indicates upside... 2007-05-01

Plans to construct a new 615,000 barrels per day (b/d) refinery at al-Zour in Kuwait may be shelved unless projected costs can be brought down, according to an official of the Kuwait... 2007-04-16

All of Kuwait's three refineries temporarily halted operations on February 18 due to a power cut. While the outage had few major implications, the event highlighted existing power... 2007-02-19

After riding the oil boom in recent years, the risks to oil prices are now weighted to the downside. Reflecting this, both Kuwait and Iran have lowered their average oil price projection... 2007-01-23

The Iraqi, Iranian and Kuwaiti governments are to meet later this month to discuss further production opportunities in the cross-borders areas between the three countries. Greater... 2006-12-18

Following Kuwait's discovery in March of 991bn cubic metres (bcm) of free natural gas and 10-13bn barrels of light crude in what it called its 'northern oil fields', the state plans... 2006-11-24

Kuwait's upstream operator - part of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation umbrella - is cranking up investment in exploration and development this year, despite the lack of progress... 2006-07-31

Kuwait's new Oil Minister Sheikh Ali Al Jarah Al Sabah is about to go public over his country's oil reserves position, following speculation that the Gulf state's oil resource base... 2006-07-20

The discovery of significant natural gas reserves of 99bn cubic metres (bcm) in Kuwait for the first time clears the way for more foreign direct investment (FDI), and promises an... 2006-03-29