DMEA: Italy receives first cargo of Kuwaiti ULSD

Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI), a downstream subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corp. (KPC), has delivered its first batch of ultra-low-sulphur diesel (ULSD) fuel to Italy.

In a statement, KPI reported that the shipment had reached its depot in Naples. The diesel sailed from Kuwait to Italy on the Al-Soor II, a vessel owned by Kuwait Oil Tanker Co. KPC’s international marketing directorate helped arrange the shipment, KPI said.

The ULSD was produced at the Mina Abdullah refinery, a 240,000 barrel per day (bpd) oil-processing plant owned by Kuwait National Petroleum Co. (KNPC). That plant, along with the Mina Al Ahmadi refinery, was within the framework of KNPC’s Clean Fuels Project, to allow the production of higher-quality petroleum products with lower sulphur content. As a result of this project, which was completed in 2020, the Mina Abdullah plant has gained the ability to turn out diesel that meets Euro-6 emissions standards.