Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC) announced on Monday it had received its first LNG shipment at Al-Zour import terminal, as the facility prepares to start operating its permanent units soon, state news agency KUNA reported.
The 213,000 cubic meters shipment arrived on a Qatari tanker Al Kharsaah, the agency said citing a company spokesperson, adding that a second shipment will arrive on a 217,000 cubic meters vessel, also from Qatar.
Kuwait has been increasingly relying on imported gas to meet local power demand, especially during summer when air conditioning usage soars, but it is also focusing on ramping up gas production as part of its 2040 growth strategy.
Construction of Al-Zour 22 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) terminal was to be completed in the first quarter of 2021 but faced delays due to the pandemic.
