RIYADH: Nawaf Al-Sabah, Vice Chairman and CEO of Kuwait Petroleum Corp., indicated that Kuwait has the capacity to resume 80 percent of its oil production, which was interrupted due to the Iran war, in less than one month. The remaining 20% will take three to four months to bring back up.
The turmoil in the region has had a significant influence on Kuwait’s oil sector, resulting in the second-largest output loss in the region behind Iran. According to Bloomberg, the Gulf state’s production decreased by 310,000 barrels per day to 490,000 bpd, or less than one-fifth of pre-war levels.
During a panel discussion on the fringes of the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Forum in Washington, D.C., Al-Sabah stated that Kuwait had deliberately and systematically reduced its production to the bare minimum required to meet domestic demand at the start of the war. Some refined products were then shipped to Gulf markets, and he noted that buying and selling inside the region persisted, resulting in a “mini-economy.
He stated: “We are now building on this experience, recognizing the new reality, and addressing the challenges through a collective vision across the Gulf Cooperation Council,” further stating that “discussions are underway with officials in Saudi Arabia and the UAE to explore how to expand their pipeline systems to accommodate Kuwaiti oil exports.”
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