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Kuwait · asset class
Refineries in Kuwait
Kuwait has 3 refineries mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 24th-largest fleet of the 72 countries that hold any, and 1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 3 operating. Combined refining capacity is about 1,351 kb/d. The largest is Al-Zour Refinery (615 kb/d).
The largest owner-operators are KNPC (3) — KNPC alone is named on 100% of them. They account for 5% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Kuwait.
3
Refinery in Kuwait
#24
of 72 countries
1,351
Refining kb/d
On the interactive map
Largest refineries in Kuwait
- Al-Zour Refinery615 kb/d · 2022
- Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery466 kb/d
- Mina Abdullah Refinery270 kb/d
Who owns Kuwait's refineries
- KNPC3 100%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
How Kuwait compares · refineries by country
Frequently asked
- How many refineries are there in Kuwait?
- OverWatts maps 3 refineries in Kuwait — 1% of the world's mapped total, the 24th-largest national fleet of the 72 countries with any.
- What is the largest refinery in Kuwait?
- Al-Zour Refinery, at 615 kb/d, operated by KNPC.
- What is Kuwait's total refining capacity?
- About 1,351 kb/d across 3 refineries mapped on OverWatts.
- Who owns the refineries in Kuwait?
- KNPC is named as owner or operator on the most — 3 of 3 (100%). Next are .