Wadha Al-Khatib, acting CEO of both the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) and Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC), has outlined plans to increase the refining capacity of Kuwait’s local refineries — Al-Zour, Al-Ahmadi, and Mina Abdullah — from 1.4 Mln bpd to approximately 1.5 Mln bpd by 2025. This expansion aims to meet growing global demand for clean refined products such as clean fuel oil, low-sulfur diesel, naphtha, and jet fuel that adhere to international environmental standards.
According to the Arab Times, Al-Khatib emphasized the importance of digital twinning across both companies to implement comprehensive digital transformation mechanisms across all facilities and departments.