KNPC'S Al-Zour Refinery Project, At-Zour, Kuwait

摘要

The Al-Zour refinery project is part of Kuwait's $31-B plan to overhaul the country's refining sector. This initiative includes the $17-B Clean Fuels Project and the $16.5-B New Refinery Project (NRP). The NRP, known as Al-Zour, will be the largest refining complex in the Middle East, once completed. The 615-Mbpd grassroots refinery will supply power generation plants in Kuwait with environmentally friendly fuel and provide alternatives to gas imports and heavy fuel use. The project will also accomplish strategic domestic initiatives, such as increasing domestic refining capacity to 1.4 MMbpd; significantly improving emissions levels in the country; producing 225 Mbpd of low-sulfur fuel oil to meet the growing demand for low-sulfur fuel oil used in power generation; producing 340 Mbpd of export products, including ultra-low-sulfur diesel, ultra-low-sulfur kerosine, petrochemical naphtha and LPG; and contributing to economic growth and development and job-creation opportunities for Kuwaiti nationals.