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{{short description|Oil company based in Ahmadi, Kuwait}}
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The '''Kuwait Oil Company''' (KOC) is an [[oil company]] headquartered in [[Al Ahmadi, Kuwait|Ahmadi]], [[Kuwait]]. It is a subsidiary of the [[Kuwait Petroleum Corporation]], a Government-owned holding company. Kuwait was world's 10th largest petroleum and other liquids producer in 2013, and fifth-largest exporter in terms of volume of crude oil and condensates.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eia.gov/beta/international/analysis_includes/countries_long/Kuwait/kuwait.pdf|title=U.S Energy Information Agency - Kuwait|date=24 October 2014|accessdate=4 January 2016}}</ref> The managing director of the company is Emad Sultan.


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'''Kuwait Oil Company''' ('''KOC'''), an oil company headquartered in [[Al Ahmadi, Kuwait|Al Ahmadi]], [[Kuwait]], is a subsidiary of the [[Kuwait Petroleum Corporation]], a government-owned holding company. Kuwait was the world's 10th largest [[petroleum]] and other liquids producer in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Slide Show: The World's Biggest Oil Companies |url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/07/09/worlds-biggest-oil-companies-business-energy-big-oil_slide.html |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> The company produced a total of 1.7 million barrels per day.
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==History==
The Kuwait Oil Company was founded in 1934 by [[Anglo-Persian Oil Company]] and [[Gulf Oil]] as an equally owned partnership.<ref>{{cite book|author=Mary Ann Tétreault|title=The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation and the Economics of the New World Order|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jqMLNJ3tUYMC&pg=PR7|accessdate=3 February 2014|date=1 January 1995|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-89930-510-3|page=7}}</ref> The oil concession rights were awarded to the company on 23 December 1934 and the company started drilling operations in 1936.<ref name=brune>{{cite book|title=Chronological History of U.S. Foreign Relations: 1932–1988|author= Lester H. Brune|editor-last=Burns|editor-first=Richard Dean|publisher=[[Routledge]]|year=2003|edition=2|page=499|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nSe0gs-YaTkC&pg=PA499|isbn=978-0-415-93916-4}}</ref><ref name=alsharhan>{{cite book|title=Sedimentary basins and petroleum geology of the Middle East|last1=Alsharhan|first1=A. S.|last2=Nairn|first2=A. E. M.|publisher=[[Elsevier]]|year=1997|edition=2|page=471|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0Ug0GdmopWMC&pg=PA471|isbn=978-0-444-82465-3}}</ref> First oil was discovered in 1938 in [[Burgan field]], followed by discoveries in [[Magwa]] in 1951, Ahmadi in 1952, [[Raudhatain]] in 1955, [[Sabriya]] in 1957, and [[Minagish]] in 1959.<ref name=alsharhan/>


Kuwait's oil reserves have been nationalized since 1975,<ref name=AP>{{cite web|url=http://www.mideastlaw.com/article_kuwait_oil_sector.html|title=Kuwait Oil Sector|publisher=AP Consulting|accessdate=17 April 2023}}</ref> with the KOC, established in 1979,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kuwait Energy Data, Statistics and Analysis - Oil, Gas, Electricity, Coal |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2009_2014/documents/darp/dv/darp20100519_02_/darp20100519_02_en.pdf |website=Europe Energy Information Administration }}</ref> holding sole rights to the exploration and production of oil and gas within Kuwait.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kuwait - Country Commercial Guide - Oil and Gas |url=https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/kuwait-oil-and-gas |website=U.S. International Trade Administration|date=30 December 2023 }}</ref> KOC operations and activities of exploring and producing oil make up nearly 90% of the national budget, which is still highly dependent on oil in its resources.
The initial development of the oil industry coincided with the end of the British Raj in India and many British and Indian administrators and engineers transferred from there to Kuwait. The oil town of Ahmadi was set up to house these workers, and was segregated on racial lines. Such segregation continued in the amenities and recreational facilities offered to company employees. Race to a large extent dictated the status of employees and conditions of employment within the company.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reisz|first=Todd|title=The Orderly Pleasures (and Displeasures) of Oil Urbanism|url=http://portal9journal.org/blogdetails.aspx?id=16|publisher=Portal 9|accessdate=7 December 2013}}</ref>


Kuwait's oil reserves are estimated at 100 billion barrels.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Hagagy |first=Ahmed |date=10 October 2023 |title=Kuwait seeks to boost oil production, pushes on with Durra gas field |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/kuwait-pushes-with-durra-gas-field-seeks-boost-oil-production-2023-10-09/ |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>
In the early part of the 20th century,<ref>{{cite web|last=Dahl|first=Erik|title=From Coal to Oil|url=https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a524799.pdf|publisher=National Defense University (US)|accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref> when the Royal Navy converted their warships to oil burners instead of coal, the British Government depended on a secure supply of Middle Eastern oil. Figures such as Dame [[Violet Dickson]] who lived among the Kuwaitis for 40 years were influential in fostering an excellent relationship with the Kuwaitis.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue/197206/a.talk.with.violet.dickson.htm|title=A Talk With Violet Dickson|date=December 1972|work=Aramco Services Company|accessdate=June 29, 2020}}</ref>


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==History==
The Kuwait Oil Company uses the Kuwait Integrated Digital Field project (KwIDF) for digital oilfield operations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/SPE-167397-MS|title=Maximizing the Value of Real-Time Operations for Diagnostic and Optimization at the Right Time|date=|work=OnePedro|accessdate=June 29, 2020}}</ref>
The Kuwait Oil Company Limited was established in 1934, through an alliance between the [[Anglo-Persian Oil Company]] and the American [[Gulf Oil|Gulf Oil Company]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kuwait Oil Company Archive - Archives Hub |url=https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb1566-koc |access-date=2023-07-30 |website=archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk}}</ref> and is currently a subsidiary of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC).
For the meanwhile, KwIDF is one of the most strategic projects the company participated in to support the oil and gas production in Kuwait.


The oil concession rights were awarded to the company on 23 December 1934, and it started its drilling operations in 1936.
BP and Gulf were able to obtain the Kuwaiti oil at very favourable terms for sale via their downstream networks in Europe and adjoining areas. During this time, Gulf would claim that it had a "special relationship" with Kuwait. However, all this came to an end in 1975 when the KOC reverted to [[Kuwait National Petroleum Company|Kuwaiti ownership]].<ref name=alsharhan/>
The umbrella organization Kuwait Petroleum Corporation was founded by the government in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Kuwait/Resources-and-power#ref484463|title=Resources and power|date=|work=Encyclopædia Britannica|accessdate=June 29, 2020}}</ref>


The first oil discovery was in 1938 in the [[Burgan field]],<ref>{{Citation |last1=Naqi |first1=Mohammad |title=Petroleum Geology of Kuwait |date=2023 |work=The Geology of Kuwait |pages=117–144 |editor-last=Abd el-aal |editor-first=Abd el-aziz Khairy |series=Regional Geology Reviews |place=Cham |publisher=Springer International Publishing |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-3-031-16727-0_6 |isbn=978-3-031-16727-0 |last2=Alsalem |first2=Ohood |last3=Qabazard |first3=Suad |last4=Abdullah |first4=Fowzia |editor2-last=Al-Awadhi |editor2-first=Jasem Mohammed |editor3-last=Al-Dousari |editor3-first=Ali|doi-access=free }}</ref> which is still considered the second largest oil field in the world. Discoveries then followed in [[South Magwa oil field|Magwa]] in 1951, Ahmadi in 1952, Raudhatain in 1955, Sabriya in 1957, and Minagish in 1959.
==Former chairmen==
Emad Sultan 2019–present


The commercial export of crude oil began in 1946.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OPEC-Kuwait facts and figures |url=https://www.opec.org/opec_web/en/about_us/165.htm |website=OPEC}}</ref>
Jamal Jafar 2016–2019


In August 1990, Iraq’s leader, Saddam Hussein, ordered the occupation of Kuwait. But as Iraqi forces pulled out from Kuwait in 1991, they set more than 700 oilwells ablaze. The smoke plume above them initially stretched for 800 miles. Nearly 300 oil lakes formed on the surface of the desert, polluting the soils. An international coalition of firefighters battled the fires for months until the last well was finally capped on 6 November 1991.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Syal |first=Richa |date=2021-12-11 |title='Gushing oil and roaring fires': 30 years on Kuwait is still scarred by catastrophic pollution |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/11/the-sound-of-roaring-fires-is-still-in-my-memory-30-years-on-from-kuwaits-oil-blazes |access-date=2024-03-09 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
Hashim Hashim 2013–2016


In 2005, KOC lowered its production plateau estimates for the Greater Burgan area from 2 million barrels per day to 1.7 million barrels per day over a 20-30 year period, citing field exhaustion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kuwait Energy Data, Statistics and Analysis - Oil, Gas, Electricity, Coal |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2009_2014/documents/darp/dv/darp20100519_02_/darp20100519_02_en.pdf |website=U.S. Energy Information Administration}}</ref>
Sami Al-Rushaid 2007–2013


In 2023, KOC signed contracts worth $1.73 billion related to repairing the soil of oilfields destroyed during Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hagagy |first=Ahmed |date=October 18, 2023 |title=Kuwait Oil Company signs $1.7 bln soil-rehab contracts |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/kuwait-oil-company-signs-17-bln-soil-rehab-contracts-document-2023-10-18/ |work=Reuters}}</ref>
Farouk Al-Zanki 2004–2007


==Operations==
Ahmad Al-Arbeed 2001–2004
KOC produces three grades of crude oil: Kuwaiti Export Crude, [[light crude oil|light crude]] and [[heavy crude oil|heavy crude]].


On October 9 October 2023, Kuwait's oil minister announced the country would prepare the infrastructure for the Durra gas field, in an attempt to boost fossil fuel production. The strategy aims to raise overall oil production capacity to 4 million barrels per day by 2035.<ref name=":0" /> On May 6, 2024, in an effort to diversify its energy strategy and enhance its renewable energy portfolio, Kuwait announced plans for a large-scale solar energy project<ref>{{cite web |date=2024-05-08 |title=Kuwait expands renewable energy ambitions: 1 gigawatt solar project underway |url=https://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/kuwait-expands-renewable-energy-ambitions-1-gigawatt-solar-project-underway/ |access-date=}}</ref>. The project is spearheaded by the Ministry of Electricity and Water in collaboration with the KOC. The two entities have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) outlining the framework for a global operator model whereby a suitable entity will be selected via a meticulously prepared tender process to execute the project. As per the outlined agreement, the chosen company will procure the energy through a contractual agreement spanning 25 to 30 years. The ambitious initiative aims to generate 1 gigawatt of electricity using solar power.
Abdul Latif Al- Tourah 1998–2001

Khalid Al- Fulaij 1992–1998

Issam Hasan Al- Mallah 1984–1992


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Kuwait Oil Company
IndustryOil and gas industry
Founded1934; 90 years ago (1934)
Headquarters
Ahmadi
,
Kuwait
Area served
Global
Key people
Ahmad Jaber Al-Eidan (CEO)
ProductsPetroleum
Natural gas
OwnerGovernment of Kuwait
ParentKuwait Petroleum Corporation
Websitewww.kockw.com

Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), an oil company headquartered in Al Ahmadi, Kuwait, is a subsidiary of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, a government-owned holding company. Kuwait was the world's 10th largest petroleum and other liquids producer in 2010.[1] The company produced a total of 1.7 million barrels per day.

Kuwait's oil reserves have been nationalized since 1975,[2] with the KOC, established in 1979,[3] holding sole rights to the exploration and production of oil and gas within Kuwait.[4] KOC operations and activities of exploring and producing oil make up nearly 90% of the national budget, which is still highly dependent on oil in its resources.

Kuwait's oil reserves are estimated at 100 billion barrels.[5]

History

The Kuwait Oil Company Limited was established in 1934, through an alliance between the Anglo-Persian Oil Company and the American Gulf Oil Company,[6] and is currently a subsidiary of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC).

The oil concession rights were awarded to the company on 23 December 1934, and it started its drilling operations in 1936.

The first oil discovery was in 1938 in the Burgan field,[7] which is still considered the second largest oil field in the world. Discoveries then followed in Magwa in 1951, Ahmadi in 1952, Raudhatain in 1955, Sabriya in 1957, and Minagish in 1959.

The commercial export of crude oil began in 1946.[8]

In August 1990, Iraq’s leader, Saddam Hussein, ordered the occupation of Kuwait. But as Iraqi forces pulled out from Kuwait in 1991, they set more than 700 oilwells ablaze. The smoke plume above them initially stretched for 800 miles. Nearly 300 oil lakes formed on the surface of the desert, polluting the soils. An international coalition of firefighters battled the fires for months until the last well was finally capped on 6 November 1991.[9]

In 2005, KOC lowered its production plateau estimates for the Greater Burgan area from 2 million barrels per day to 1.7 million barrels per day over a 20-30 year period, citing field exhaustion.[10]

In 2023, KOC signed contracts worth $1.73 billion related to repairing the soil of oilfields destroyed during Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.[11]

Operations

KOC produces three grades of crude oil: Kuwaiti Export Crude, light crude and heavy crude.

On October 9 October 2023, Kuwait's oil minister announced the country would prepare the infrastructure for the Durra gas field, in an attempt to boost fossil fuel production. The strategy aims to raise overall oil production capacity to 4 million barrels per day by 2035.[5] On May 6, 2024, in an effort to diversify its energy strategy and enhance its renewable energy portfolio, Kuwait announced plans for a large-scale solar energy project[12]. The project is spearheaded by the Ministry of Electricity and Water in collaboration with the KOC. The two entities have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) outlining the framework for a global operator model whereby a suitable entity will be selected via a meticulously prepared tender process to execute the project. As per the outlined agreement, the chosen company will procure the energy through a contractual agreement spanning 25 to 30 years. The ambitious initiative aims to generate 1 gigawatt of electricity using solar power.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Slide Show: The World's Biggest Oil Companies". Forbes. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Kuwait Oil Sector". AP Consulting. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Kuwait Energy Data, Statistics and Analysis - Oil, Gas, Electricity, Coal" (PDF). Europe Energy Information Administration.
  4. ^ "Kuwait - Country Commercial Guide - Oil and Gas". U.S. International Trade Administration. 30 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b Hagagy, Ahmed (10 October 2023). "Kuwait seeks to boost oil production, pushes on with Durra gas field". Reuters.
  6. ^ "Kuwait Oil Company Archive - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  7. ^ Naqi, Mohammad; Alsalem, Ohood; Qabazard, Suad; Abdullah, Fowzia (2023), Abd el-aal, Abd el-aziz Khairy; Al-Awadhi, Jasem Mohammed; Al-Dousari, Ali (eds.), "Petroleum Geology of Kuwait", The Geology of Kuwait, Regional Geology Reviews, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 117–144, doi:10.1007/978-3-031-16727-0_6, ISBN 978-3-031-16727-0
  8. ^ "OPEC-Kuwait facts and figures". OPEC.
  9. ^ Syal, Richa (11 December 2021). "'Gushing oil and roaring fires': 30 years on Kuwait is still scarred by catastrophic pollution". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Kuwait Energy Data, Statistics and Analysis - Oil, Gas, Electricity, Coal" (PDF). U.S. Energy Information Administration.
  11. ^ Hagagy, Ahmed (18 October 2023). "Kuwait Oil Company signs $1.7 bln soil-rehab contracts". Reuters.
  12. ^ "Kuwait expands renewable energy ambitions: 1 gigawatt solar project underway". 8 May 2024.

External links

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