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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 05KUWAIT1089 |
KUWAIT-IRAN GAS - A DONE DEAL [...] (C) Econ Counselor and Econ Officer met March 12 with Ministry of Energy Undersecretary Issa Al-Own to follow up on earlier discussions of Kuwait's options for meeting its gas needs (Ref A). Al-Own said that there was a "good chance" that Kuwait and Iran might discuss a potential gas export [...] |
2005-03-16 14:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET KU IR KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS OIL SECTOR |
| 05KUWAIT1496 |
KUWAIT ENERGY UPDATE: RECORD PRICES AND PROFITS, [...] (U) Summary: Kuwait Export Crude hits another record high in March, while sustained high oil prices push Kuwait's budget surplus to $9.2 billion for the current fiscal year and as high as $12-$13 billion in the next. Kuwait Oil Company expects to boost crude exports by an additional 150,000 [...] |
2005-04-13 12:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ENRG KU OIL SECTOR |
| 05KUWAIT1884 |
IRANIAN GAS AND PROJECT KUWAIT: THE VIEW FROM KPC [...] (C) Summary: During a May 2 meeting, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) General Counsel, Shaykh Nawaf Saud Nasser Al-Sabah (strictly protect) gave Poloff a readout on the status of Kuwait's efforts to import natural gas, including details on the highly publicized March 15 MOU with Iran. Nawaf [...] |
2005-05-08 10:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL PTER KU IZ IR OIL SECTOR |
| 05KUWAIT1913 |
KUWAIT GAS OPTIONS AND ILSA CONCERNS: GOK SAYS [...] (C) During a May 7 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah, the Ambassador detailed U.S. concerns (ref B) about investment in Iran and advised that the proposed gas deal could trigger ILSA sanctions against companies involved in such investments. He furth [...] |
2005-05-09 14:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETTC PREL KU IR IZ OIL SECTOR KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT2484 |
KUWAIT ENERGY DIALOGUE:OPEC PRODUCTION LIKELY TO [...] (C) Ambassador spoke with Energy Minister Shaykh Ahmed Al-Fahd Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah on June 6 to discuss points in reftel. He appreciated information about U.S. energy planning and initiatives. As for OPEC production, he noted that at the Isfahan meeting production had been around 28.8 million [...] |
2005-06-06 12:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON KU OIL SECTOR |
| 05KUWAIT2802 |
DOE WILLIAMSON DELEGATION VISITS KUWAIT [...] (U) Summary. DOE officials Williamson and Brodman met on 21 June with Minister of Energy Shaykh Ahmed and other senior GOK energy officials. The delegation delivered a letter from Secretary Bodman inviting Shaykh Ahmed to meet with him in Washington and expressing the Secretary's interest i [...] |
2005-06-23 05:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EPET KU PREL OIL SECTOR |
| 05KUWAIT3173 |
MIN ENERGY UNDERSECRETARY ON OIL PRICES AND ENERGY [...] (C) At a July 16 meeting with Charge, Ministry of Energy Undersecretary Issa Al-Own voiced his concerns about the "NOPEC" legislation and described three problems keeping world oil prices high: lack of refining capacity; market uncertainty in major producing countries such as Iraq and Venezue [...] |
2005-07-18 10:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PINR KU OIL SECTOR |
| 05KUWAIT3270 |
KOC GAS CHIEF LOOKS FOR HELP IN AVOIDING [...] (C) Summary: At a July 23 meeting, Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) Gas Management Group Manager Mohammad Al-Otaibi told Econ Officer that Iran was "very eager" to have Kuwait sign an agreement to import gas from Iran, but that the GOK was still weighing its options. He asked for any assistance that [...] |
2005-07-25 10:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PINR BEXP KU IR IZ OIL SECTOR |
| 05KUWAIT3505 |
NEW REFINERY TO BE "WORLD'S LARGEST"; KUWAIT CRUDE [...] Kuwait's planned fourth refinery, to be located in the Al-Zour area in the south of the country, will be "the world's largest" and will refine 615,000 barrels of crude oil each day, according to Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) officials quoted in August 4 newspapers. This refinery, [...] |
2005-08-07 10:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG BEXP KU OIL SECTOR |
| 05KUWAIT3868 |
KPC CEO ON OIF FUEL, REFINING CAPACITY, AND OIL [...] (C) Summary: During an August 28 meeting with Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) CEO Hani Hussain, the Ambassador thanked KPC for its support for OIF, and noted that the U.S. military is currently receiving about 800,000 gallons of jet fuel per day from KPC but actually needs 1.1 million gpd. [...] |
2005-08-29 09:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET MOPS KU IZ OIL SECTOR |
| 05KUWAIT3870 |
OPEC PRESIDENT EXPRESSES "CONCERN OVER HIGH OIL [...] (U) Kuwait's Minister of Energy and current OPEC President Shaykh Ahmad Fahd Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah said in a statement released August 28 that OPEC would "explore options to reduce prices" at the September OPEC meeting in Vienna. "We are becoming increasingly concerned at the continuing high leve [...] |
2005-08-29 11:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON KU OIL SECTOR |
| 05KUWAIT4400 |
KUWAIT: VULNERABILITY OF KEY FOREIGN OIL SUPPLIERS [...] (S) Summary and Comment: The flow of oil from Kuwait remains vulnerable to disruption by terrorist attack, accident or natural disaster, with the off-shore loading platforms and facilities being the most vulnerable. The onshore Mina Al-Ahmadi facilities are considered a restricted zone and [...] |
2005-10-12 13:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | EPET ETRD EWWT KHLS PTER ASEC KU OIL SECTOR |
| 05KUWAIT4648 |
COMMENTS FROM ENERGY MINISTER AND UNDERSECRETARY [...] (C) Summary: During an October 30 meeting with the Ambassador, Energy Minister Shaykh Ahmad Fahd Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah told the Ambassador that prospects for a vote on the northern oilfields project were good for November or December and that he expected it to pass, echoing what Ministry of Ener [...] |
2005-10-31 08:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON KU OIL SECTOR |
| 05KUWAIT5266 |
KUWAIT PROJECT STALLED IN PARLIAMENT...AGAIN, KP [...] (C) Summary: After reviewing a critical State Audit Bureau report on the enabling law for the participation of foreign companies in the development of Kuwait's northern oilfields (Kuwait Project), the National Assembly's Economic and Financial Affairs Committee withdrew its previously submitt [...] |
2005-12-27 09:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR |
| 05KUWAIT936 |
KUWAIT PROJECT (NORTHERN OILFIELDS) STATUS: [...] (U) March 2005 newspaper reports and conversations with post interlocutors show continued progress by the National Assembly's Financial and Economic Affairs Committee on studying the enabling law allowing for outside investment in the petroleum sector. If passed, the law would allow for the [...] |
2005-03-07 10:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG BEXP KU OIL SECTOR |
| 05KUWAIT943 |
MINISTRY OF ENERGY UNDERSECRETARY OUTLINES GAS [...] (C) Summary: During a March 6 meeting with Economic Counselor, Ministry of Energy Undersecretary Issa Al-Own outlined Kuwait's options for receiving much-needed gas to fuel electric power plants. He said that Kuwait was now focusing its efforts on the two most promising options: drilling in [...] |
2005-03-07 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL PINR KU IZ OIL SECTOR |
| 06KUWAIT100 |
KUWAIT TO BEGIN EXPLORATION IN "UNDISPUTED" AREA [...] Local press and online news sources reported in the first week of January that Kuwait plans to start exploring for natural gas in what it calls the "undisputed" parts of the offshore Durra gas field (reftel). Ministry of Energy Undersecretary Issa Al-Own told a local newspaper on January 2 t [...] |
2006-01-16 11:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON KU IR OIL SECTOR |
| 06KUWAIT111 |
KUWAIT GULF OIL COMPANY GETS NEW RESPONSIBILITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC) Manager for Fields Development and Planning Qasim Al-Mejadi told Econ Officer January 8 that KGOC has completely taken over KOC's management of the onshore oil fields in the divided zone between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, as of January 1. He said t [...] |
2006-01-17 05:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR |
| 06KUWAIT1417 |
KUWAIT ENERGY UPDATE: RECORD HIGH CRUDE PRICES, [...] (U) Summary: Kuwait Export Crude continued to set record high prices, selling for almost $65/barrel, the highest in its history. Energy Minister Shaykh Ahmed announced that production of the recent gas discoveries will begin in "early 2007," while KOC announced an additional crude discovery i [...] |
2006-04-25 08:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR |
| 06KUWAIT206 |
KOC CHAIRMAN DISPUTES REPORT ON KUWAIT'S [...] (U) A recent Petroleum Intelligence Weekly (PIW) report on Kuwait's diminishing oil reserves has caused a minor buzz within the Kuwait oil sector and other interested parties. The report (PIW, Vol. XLV, No. 4, January 23, 2006) quoted "data circulated within KOC" as showing that Kuwait's rem [...] |
2006-01-23 09:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON KU OIL SECTOR |
| 06KUWAIT308 |
ENERGY MINISTER: NO OPEC PRODUCTION CUTS NEEDED [...] On the January 29 departure of Kuwait's OPEC delegation to Vienna, immediate past OPEC President and Kuwait Energy Minister Shaykh Ahmad Fahd Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah called on OPEC to not cut production at the Vienna meeting. "There is a large surplus of crude oil in the markets," he said, "but be [...] |
2006-01-30 06:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET KU OPEC OIL SECTOR |
| 06KUWAIT311 |
KUWAIT PROJECT HEAD RESIGNS; DEPUTY IN CHARGE, AND [...] (C) At a January 29 New Technology Conference sponsored by Schlumberger, Kuwait Project Executive Assistant Managing Director Hashem Al-Rifaei confirmed to Econ Officer that Kuwait Project Managing Director and former KOC Chairman Ahmed Al-Arbeed had resigned from the company as of January 25 [...] |
2006-01-30 10:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR |
| 06KUWAIT3751 |
PETROLEUM CEO ON AMERICAN AND KUWAITI REFINERIES, [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: On 17 September, the Ambassador met with Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) CEO Hani Hussain to discuss energy issues and regional concerns. Hussain was reluctant to share details regarding Kuwaiti plans for North American refinery investment, saying that the eco [...] |
2006-09-19 08:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET ECON KU OIL SECTOR |
| 06KUWAIT3936 |
KUWAITI ENERGY MINISTER ON BROWNOUTS, PROJECT [...] (C/NF) In a 2 October call on the new and somewhat embattled Energy Minister Shaykh Ali Jarrah Sabah Al-Sabah, the Ambassador asked about the Ministry's priorities, the summer power outages, gas production, and Project Kuwait (the $8.5 billion project for international oil companies to devel [...] |
2006-10-02 13:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET KU OIL SECTOR |
| 06KUWAIT4147 |
REFINERY DISPUTE WITH SAUDI ARABIAN TEXACO [...] (C/NF) Post concurs with Embassy Riyadh's points in ref. A, but would add that further delay of Kuwaiti plans to build a new 615,000 bpd refinery could adversely affect U.S. companies considering participation in the project including Fluor, Parsons, GE, and Bechtel. In addition, the start o [...] |
2006-10-17 12:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV PREL KU SA OIL SECTOR |
| 06KUWAIT4349 |
EXPLOSION AT KUWAIT SHUAIBA REFINERY: LIMITED [...] On 4 November, at approximately 1330 local time (1030 GMT) there was a pipeline explosion and subsequent fire at unit 8 (a heavy oil processing unit with a capacity of 25,000 bpd) of Shuaiba refinery, Kuwait's smallest refinery which processes approximately 200,000 bpd. The refinery is locate [...] |
2006-11-04 14:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON KU OIL SECTOR |
| 06KUWAIT4506 |
APHSCT TOWNSEND BRIEFING AND TOUR OF KUWAIT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On 14 November, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend received a briefing from Director of the Kuwait National Security Bureau (NSB) Shaykh Thamer Ali A. Al-Salem Al-Sabah and senior managers of Kuwait National [...] |
2006-11-25 10:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PTER KU OIL SECTOR |
| 06KUWAIT4511 |
APHSCT TOWNSEND BRIEFING AND TOUR OF KUWAIT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On 14 November, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend received a briefing from Director of the Kuwait National Security Bureau (NSB) Shaykh Thamer Ali A. Al-Salem Al-Sabah and senior managers of Kuwait National P [...] |
2006-11-25 11:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PTER KU OIL SECTOR |
| 06KUWAIT4562 |
CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE: NEXT STEPS ON USG [...] (S/NF) On 29 November, Econoff met with Ali Al-Obaid, Deputy Chairman of Kuwait's Oil Sector Services Company (OSSCo) to discuss opportunities to expand USG-GOK cooperation to enhance the security of Kuwait's critical energy infrastructure. OSSCo is a new subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corpo [...] |
2006-12-04 08:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | ENRG PTER EPET KU OIL SECTOR |
| 06KUWAIT4581 |
CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE: ADDITIONAL DETAIL [...] (S/NF) On December 6, Econoff spoke with Ali Al-Obaid, Deputy Chairman of Kuwait's Oil Sector Services Company (OSSCo) to seek further clarification of Kuwaiti needs for USG assistance on critical energy infrastructure security. OSSCo is the subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) r [...] |
2006-12-06 14:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | ENRG PTER EPET KU OIL SECTOR |
| 06KUWAIT462 |
SOTU REACTION: KUWAIT OIL ANALYST COMMENTS ON [...] (SBU) Econ Officer met February 8 with Kamel Harami, a well-connected oil analyst and former KPC employee, to discuss the recent State of the Union (SOTU) speech, and specifically the President's statements about oil and energy issues. Harami asked Econ Officer to further explain the "addict [...] |
2006-02-08 13:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR |
| 06KUWAIT524 |
KUWAIT'S OPEC GOV ASKS FOR CLARIFICATION ON [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During a February 13 meeting with Econ Officer, Kuwait's OPEC Governor Ms. Seham Razzouqi said that Kuwait "did not appreciate" the comments in the recent SOTU address about U.S. "addiction to oil" and a need to reduce dependency on oil imports from the Middle East. Sh [...] |
2006-02-14 08:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR |
| 06KUWAIT676 |
PROMISING OIL AND GAS DISCOVERIES IN NORTH KUWAIT [...] (U) On February 28, local newspapers reported a "major onshore gas discovery" with "commercial potential" in north Kuwait. The discovery, at the well named Umm Niqa 1, is reported to be in the Middle Jurassic Najmah-Sargela formation. Earlier light oil discoveries in late 2005 prompted engi [...] |
2006-02-28 11:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR |
| 06KUWAIT848 |
KPC CEO ON GAS PROJECTS, FOREIGN PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) Summary: KPC CEO Hani Hussain told Ambassador on March 12 that Kuwait's recently announced discoveries included "very respectable amounts of gas," and expected usable production of the new gas resources within "three to four years." Hussain said that this gas discovery would not elimina [...] |
2006-03-13 12:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR |
| 06KUWAIT908 |
KPC CEO ON GAS PROJECTS, FOREIGN PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) Summary: KPC CEO Hani Hussain told Ambassador on March 12 that Kuwait's recently announced discoveries included "very respectable amounts of gas," and expected usable production of the new gas resources within "three to four years." Hussain said that this gas discovery would not elimina [...] |
2006-03-16 08:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR |
| 07KUWAIT1279 |
KPC CEO ON FUEL FOR IRAQ, CEIP, KUWAITI OIL AND [...] (C/NF) Summary: On 19 August, Charg d'Affaires made an introductory call on Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Vice Chairman and CEO Saad Al-Shuwaib. Regarding a new fuel contract with the Government of Iraq to support power generation, Al-Shuwaib said KPC is ready to sign as long as the GOI accept [...] |
2007-08-22 08:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET EINV KCIP OIL SECTOR IZ KU |
| 07KUWAIT150 |
UPDATE ON CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION [...] (C/NF) On 10 January, Acting Chairman of Kuwait's Oil Sector Services Company (OSSCo) Ali Al-Obaid contacted Econoff to request assistance in arranging a visit to U.S. energy facilities to observe security programs, systems, and practices. Al-Obaid said that Kevin Kolevar, Director of the D [...] |
2007-02-01 10:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG PTER EPET KU OIL SECTOR |
| 07KUWAIT163 |
CHEVRON ADVOCACY LETTER FROM SECRETARY BODMAN; [...] (C/NF) On 24 January, post faxed a scanned copy of Energy Secretary Bodman's advocacy letter on behalf of Chevron (ref A) to Kuwait Energy Minister Shaykh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah. Econcouns spoke with the minister's office director to request that the letter be brought to the attention of the [...] |
2007-02-04 11:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET EINV PREL KU SA OIL SECTOR |
| 07KUWAIT164 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ENERGY ISSUES WITH KUWAIT OIL [...] (C/NF) Summary: On January 14, the Ambassador met with Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) Chairman and Managing Director Farouk Al-Zanki to discuss developments in the energy sector. KOC manages all of Kuwait's upstream oil and gas production. Al-Zanki highlighted the potential for "enhanced technic [...] |
2007-02-04 11:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR |
| 07KUWAIT177 |
CENTCOM TEAM ASSESSES SECURITY OF CRITICAL ENERGY [...] (C/NF) Summary: At the invitation of Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC), the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation subsidiary responsible for all downstream oil operations, the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) facilitated a CENTCOM-led multi-disciplinary vulnerability assessment [...] |
2007-02-07 11:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PTER ASEC KU OIL SECTOR |
| 07KUWAIT240 |
KUWAITI REFINERIES SHUT DOWN FOR ONE HOUR DUE TO [...] (SBU) On February 18, all three of Kuwait's refineries temporarily shut down after an electrical substation unexpectedly ceased to provide power between approximately 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. local time (0700-0800 GMT). The power failure affected the entire Shuaiba industrial area which, in addit [...] |
2007-02-19 13:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EWWT OIL SECTOR |
| 07KUWAIT707 |
PROJECT KUWAIT STILL STALLED; ROLE FOR FOREIGN OIL [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Based on a series of recent meetings with Oil Ministry officials, leaders in Kuwait's state-owned petroleum companies (the K-companies), representatives of the major international oil companies (IOCs) in Kuwait, and local managers of international oil service com [...] |
2007-05-07 08:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EINV KU OIL SECTOR |
| 08KUWAIT665 |
CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ABOUT KUWAIT'S HYDROCARBON [...] (C) Kuwait's new Oil Minister and the new CEO of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) have led a number of positive developments in Kuwait's oil sector in the past year and have announced plans to make USD 55 billion of investments in new projects over the next five years. After several years [...] |
2008-06-11 14:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | EPET ENRG EINV KU OIL SECTOR |