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Start Up Of Third Al Zour Section Delayed To End Summer

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The start of the third section of Kuwait’s Al-Zour refinery was pushed back to the end of summer, from June previously scheduled, after a technical issue forced to facility to halt last month, Kuwait Petroleum CEO, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Sabah, said.

  • Two crude distillation units were shut in early April because of technical issues. The units restarted on 12 April according to Bloomberg.
  • Once completed, the refinery will have a capacity of 615kbpd. The second unit was inaugurated in early March.

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