The two new coal and naphtha hydro treating units will produce 37,000 and 8,400 barrels per day (bpd) of oil equivalent respectively, stated the report, citing a top KNPC official.
"The two refineries are undergoing upgrades and expansion as part of the Clean Fuels Project (CFP) with a focus on producing higher-value products such as diesel and kerosene for export," remarked its CEO Waleed Al Badr.
Upon completion, Al Ahmadi refinery, which consists of 31 units, will have a production capacity of 364,000 bpd, KUNA quoted Abdullah Al Ajmi, the deputy CEO for projects, as saying.
The cost of the biofuels project has reached 4.6 billion dinars ($14.7 billion), said Al Ajmi.
After the units in Mina Abdullah come on-stream, the biofuel project will have a capacity of 800,000 bpd, he added.
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