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Mina Abdullah Refinery: Built in 1958 by the
American Independent Oil Company, Mina Abdullah was passed to the Kuwaiti state in 1975 and transferred to KNPC in 1978. Spanning 7,835,000 m2, and located 46 km south of
Kuwait City, Mina Abdullah is capable of refining (BPD). • Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery: Initially built in 1949, the refinery was handed over to KNPC in 1980. Spanning 10,534,000 m2, it is located 40 km south of
Kuwait City with a production capacity of 346 In 2014 KNPC started the production of
ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) at Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery. • Shuaiba Refinery: Built in 1966, Shuaiba Refinery was the first refinery in the region to be built by a national company. The refinery spanned 1,332,000 m2 and was located 50 km south of
Kuwait City within the Shuaiba Industrial Area. The refinery had a capacity of . In March 2017 the refinery was shut down in order that its facilities could be repurposed for the country's Clean Fuels Project (CFP). •
Al Zour Refinery: KNPC released plans to build a fourth refinery known as Al-Zour in 2006. In 2012 the plans were revamped because of the re-approval by the
Supreme Petroleum Council of Kuwait. The refinery is expected to have a capacity of , making it the largest refinery in the middle east. In May 2008, Kuwait National Petroleum Company awarded the four remaining EPC contracts: Process Package 1 was awarded to the Consortium of
JGC Corporation and GS Engineering & Construction, Process Package 2 was awarded to SK Engineering & Construction, Storage Tanks Package was awarded to Daelim Industrial Company, Marine Works Package was awarded to Hyundai Engineering & Construction, and The Offsites & Utilities package was awarded to Fluor Corporation. Finally, the first phase of Al-Zour integrated refining and petrochemical complex has been commissioned in January 2023. ==Recruitment ==