Shuaiba Refinery
A 200,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Shuaiba, KW, operated by KNPC. Nelson Complexity 9.5.
Record
- Rated capacity
- 200,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
- Nelson Complexity Index
- 9.5
- Status
- Damaged
- Operator
- KNPC
- Parent
- Kuwait National Petroleum Company
- Supplier graph
- bomforge.com/companies/knpc-shuaiba
- Coordinates
- 29.0500, 48.1700
Notes
Multiple news reports from March-April 2026 indicate Kuwait's energy infrastructure, including refineries, has been hit by drone and missile strikes during Iran-escalated conflict. Reuters reports ~1.9 million bpd of Gulf refining capacity shut due to the war. While Shuaiba is not explicitly named in the available snippets, the widespread attacks on Kuwait's strategic assets and the scale of refining capacity shutdowns suggest the facility is likely damaged and non-operational.
What coverage reports
Minister of Oil Essam Al-Marzouq during the Shuaiba refinery's closure
2018-01-09 · 1 publisher filed it
These are counts of what publishers filed about this plant, not an operating status. A quiet month means nobody named this facility that month, which is a fact about coverage and not about the plant. Where this site states how a refinery is running it says so in the facts table above, from the curated dataset, and cites it there.
Wire
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General LowQ&A: Habib Abdul Amir, director of the Shuaiba refinery’s FCC projectIraq Oil Report · matched shuaiba
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General LowPM inaugurates Cracking Unit at the Shuaiba refinery » Iraqi News Agencyوكالة الانباء العراقية (واع) · matched shuaiba
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General CriticalIraq halts Shuaiba Refinery operations due to fuel oil storage overloadBaird Maritime · matched shuaiba
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Expansion LowKNPC signs contract to sell out-of-service assets at Shuaiba RefineryTimes Kuwait · matched shuaiba
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General CriticalKuwait shuts down Shuaiba refineryThe Energy Year · matched shuaiba
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Operations LowMinister of Oil Essam Al-Marzouq during the Shuaiba refinery's closurekuna.net.kw · matched shuaiba
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General LowThe long-operating Shuaiba refinery owned by the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)kuna.net.kw · matched shuaiba
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General LowKuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) CEO Nizar Al-Adsani during his visit to Shuaiba Refinerykuna.net.kw · matched shuaiba
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Operations LowKNPC will close the Shuaiba refinery (Kuwait)Enerdata · matched shuaiba
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Operations CriticalKuwait to ‘import’ fuel oil as it mothballs Shuaiba refinery - Imports to halt after start of Al-Zour refineryArab Times Kuwait News · matched shuaiba
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Operations LowShuaiba refinery closedKuwait Times · matched shuaiba
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General CriticalLong-running Shuaiba refinery shuts down in AprilKuwait Times · matched shuaiba
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Operations LowKuwait to close ageing Shuaiba refinery on April 1Gulf Business · matched shuaiba
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Maintenance MediumMohammad Saud Al-Shammari, a maintenance manager at KNPC's Shuaiba Refinerykuna.net.kw · matched shuaiba
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Operations CriticalKuwait’s Stalled Shuaiba Refinery Unit to be Shut Down by 2017egyptoil-gas.com + 1 other outlet · matched shuaiba
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Operations CriticalKuwait to permanently shut heavy oil unit at Shuaiba: KNPCThe Peninsula Qatar · matched shuaiba
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Operations CriticalKuwait: KNPC to shut Shuaiba Refinery by April 17Construction Week Online · matched shuaiba
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Operations CriticalKuwait’s KNPC says to shut Shuaiba refinery by April 2017Arabian Business · matched shuaiba
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General LowNo radiation leakage from Shuaiba Refinery - KNPC - General - 16/10/2015kuna.net.kw · matched shuaiba
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General LowKuwait’s Shuaiba refinery operates at 150,000 bpd capacity – sourceArabian Business · matched shuaiba
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General LowKuwait- Shuaiba Refinery Resumes Op, Output Hits 140,000 BblsMenafn · matched shuaiba
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General LowKuwait's Shuaiba oil refinery resumes operationAl Arabiya English · matched shuaiba
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General LowShuaiba Refinery output hits 140,000 barrel - KNPC - General - 23/08/2015kuna.net.kw · matched shuaiba
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Incident HighShuaiba oil refinery fire ‘not terror act’PressReader + 4 other outlets · matched shuaiba
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Operations MediumKuwait's Shuaiba oil refinery likely to restart 'within days'Al Arabiya English · matched shuaiba
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Incident HighKUNA: Kuwait National Petroleum Company says fire erupted at the 'demulsifiers of heavy crude' at its Shuaiba Refinery; no injuriesMTV Lebanon + 1 other outlet · matched shuaiba
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Operations CriticalKuwait’s Shuaiba oil refinery still shut after power cutAl Arabiya English · matched shuaiba
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