KNPC History

Major Milestones

  1. 1949

    Establishing MAA Refinery

  2. 1958

    Establishing MAB Refinery

  3. 1960

    Establishing KNPC

  4. 1965

    Opening KNPC Headquarters in Mubarakiya

  5. 1968

    Commissioning SHU with a Refining Capacity of 95,000 bpd

  6. 1975

    Expanding SHU and Raising its Refining Capacity to 200,000 bpd. KNPC
    Became a Totally State Owned Company

  7. 1984

    Mina Al Ahmadi Refinery Modernization Project commissioned
  8. 1986

    Opening Additional Revamp Project at MAA Refinery

  9. 1989

    Official Inauguration of MAB Revamp Project

  10. 1992

    Celebrating Rehabilitation and the Re-operation of Refineries after the Iraqi Invasion

  11. 1995

    MAA Started Producing Lead-Free Gasoline for the First Time

  12. 1998

    Transformation to Lead-free gasoline, environmental initiative
  13. 2001

    Releasing HSE Management System

  14. 2005

    A New Brand Identity Logo for the Company
    Opening KNPC New Head Office in Ahmadi
    Commissioning South Oil Pier

  15. 2008

    Providing Local Market with Euro 4 Fuel

  16. 2011

    Celebrating KNPC Golden Jubilee

  17. 2013

    Flare Gas Recovery Unit (FGRU) registered in UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
  18. 2014

    Inking CFP Contracts

  19. 2015

    Starting Operation of Fourth Gas Train
    Inking Al-Zour Project Contracts
    Inking the Contract of Fifth Gas Train Project

  20. 2016

    Inking the Contract of LNG Import Facilities Project
    New Filling Stations with Distinguished Designs

  21. 2017

  22. 2018

    KNPC Signs on Constructing 18 new Filling Stations
  23. 2019

    Diesel Unit 216 Commisioned to be the first CFP Unit to start operation
  24. 2020

    Complete Commissioning of CFP at MAA

  25. 2022

    Clean Fuels Commissioning