News of day: Kuwait National Petroleum Co (KNPC) successfully started full operation of an environmentally friendly project to expand refining capacity and produce fuel that generates lower emissions and fewer pollution.
KUNA reported the project included expanding capacity of the Mina Abdullah refinery to 454,000 barrels per day (bpd) and also the Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery to 346,000 bpd. It added they'd produce products that meet global environmental standards Euro-4 and Euro-5 for reducing emissions and pollutants. The project was a part of Kuwait's goal to realize refining capacity of 1.6 million bpd in 2025.
The opportunity cost of the project has reached 4.680 billion dinar ($15.56 billion), KUNA reported, calling it one amongst most significant|the largest} and most important development projects within the history of Kuwait's oil sector.($1 = 0.3007 Kuwaiti dinars) #yusufbhandarkar