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Al-Zour Refinery

Kuwait · Operational

Al-Zour is a 615,000 barrel-per-day refinery operated by KIPIC, which declared it fully operational in December 2023 after its third and final crude units came online. In July 2026 parts of the refinery were shut by a power cut, with both affected crude units expected to restart by 10 August 2026.

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Owner
Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)
Main contractor
Daewoo, Hyundai Heavy Industries and Fluor (largest package); other packages: Tecnicas Reunidas/Sinopec/Hanwha, Hyundai E&C/SK E&C/Saipem
Location
Al-Zour, southern Kuwait
Status checked
27 Sept 2026

Verified · updated 28 Sept 2026

Key facts

$15.9 bn

Announced project value

Enerdata· Tier 2 · reputable press·2015 estimate(estimate)·29 Jul 2015·About this indicator

$5.7 bn

Largest awarded contract

Enerdata· Tier 2 · reputable press·Awarded 2015·29 Jul 2015·About this indicator

Major projects · Kuwait

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Sources

  1. Enerdata · enerdata.net · Tier 2 · reputable press