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Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI), commonly known as Q8 (pronounced Cue-Eight, which sounds like "Kuwait" in a British accent), is the international subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It refines and markets fuel, lubricants and other petroleum products in Europe .
The RS Q8 is a performance version of the Q8 and was unveiled at the 2019 LA Auto Show in November. The engine is shared with the RS 6 C8 and RS 7 4K8, a 4.0 TFSI engine rated 600 PS (441 kW; 592 hp) and 800 N⋅m (590.0 lb⋅ft) of torque.
In 1937, Gulf Oil became involved in racing when they purchased the racing car project of Ira Vail and Harry Miller and brought the project into the Gulf Research and Development Company. [35] This produced innovative new cars that were the designs of Miller which became the first mid-engined cars to race in the Indianapolis 500. The cars also ...
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 ...
Q8 may refer to: Common abbreviation for Kuwait, used due to its phonetic similarity with the country's name; Kuwait Petroleum International, a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation which trades under the "Q8" brand; Audi Q8, a mid-size luxury crossover SUV coupé; Q8 (New York City bus) Quad 8, the Quadraphonic version of Stereo 8
Kuwait was the world's biggest exporter of sulfonated, nitrated and nitrosated hydrocarbons in 2019. [121] Kuwait was ranked 63rd out of 157 countries in the 2019 Economic Complexity Index (ECI). [121] Iraq was Kuwait's leading export market in 2019 and food/agricultural products accounted for 94.2% of total export commodities. [122]
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.