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As of 2016, Kuwait has a population of 4.2 million people; 1.3 million are Kuwaitis and 2.9 million are expatriates. [1] Oil reserves were discovered in 1938. From 1946 to 1982, the country underwent large-scale modernization.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, an alternative stock market, trading in shares of Gulf companies, emerged in Kuwait, the Souk Al-Manakh. [44] At its peak, its market capitalization was the third highest in the world, behind only the U.S. and Japan, and ahead of the UK and France. [44] Kuwait has a large wealth-management industry. [44]
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 ]
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It was discovered in 1984 and developed by Kuwait Oil Company. The oil field is operated and owned by Chevron Corporation . The total proven reserves of the Wafra oil field are around 25 billion barrels (3505×10 6 tonnes), and production is centered on 600,000 barrels per day (95,000 m 3 /d).
In 1934 KPC received the first Kuwait Oil Concession Agreement after it was originally formed by the Gulf Oil Corporation and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.In 1975 the state signed agreements with BP and Gulf and after its shares were progressively increased, [3] Kuwait Petroleum Corporation was founded on 27 January 1980 [4] as an umbrella company, integrating KOC, KNPC, KOTC and PIC and ...
The Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) (Arabic: شركة البترول الوطنية الكويتية) is the national oil refining company of Kuwait. Established in October 1960, KNPC has the mandate for oil refining, gas liquefaction, and distribution of petroleum goods within the local market. KNPC also handles CFP (Clean Fuel project).