BRIEF: Kuwait Heavy Oil Production Expected To Start In May - KOC Official

Sept 5 (Reuters) -

* KUWAIT HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION EXPECTED TO START IN MAY - KOCOFFICIAL

* HEAVY OIL OUTPUT TO REACH 60,000 BPD BY END OF 2019 - KOCOFFICIAL

* HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION WILL COME FROM SOUTH RATQA AND UMMNIQAOILFIELDS - KOC OFFICIAL

* KUWAIT AIMS TO PRODUCE 200,000 BPD OF LIGHT CRUDE BYOCTOBER -KOC OFFICIAL

(Reporting by Ahmed Hagagy) ((rania.elgamal@thomsonreuters.com;))