Operations resume at Kuwait's First Al-Zor Refinery

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KUWAIT - Operations have resumed at the First Al-Zor Oil Complex following some technical issues at the refinery that led to halting them partially, Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC) declared on Friday.

KIPIC spokesperson Abdullah Al-Ajmi said in a statement to KUNA that operations and back-up teams exerted intensive and continuous efforts to resume the operations at the refinery gradually and within a record time.

Preparations are underway for exportation after resuming the operations, he said.

Al-Zor Refinery had met external demand for high-grade oil derivatives, supplying 18 countries until March 13, Al-Ajmi added, noting that the sales would back the state oil-related income and contribute to boosting the economy.

KIPIC declared on April 12 that the refinery operations partly stopped due to technical problems.

The First Al-Zor Refinery was launched in November in a major step forward for the Kuwaiti oil industries.