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Saudi-Kuwait Oilfield Halted Due To “Environmental Issues”

The field, whose production is around 280,000 bpd-300,000 bpd, will be brought offline “immediately”.

Kuwait’s Gulf Bank Q3 Net Profit Gains 11.2%, Beats Estimates

The bank made a net profit for the three months to the end of September of KD10.9 million ($37.8 million), compared to KD9.8 million in the year-earlier period.

Kuwait’s Burgan Bank Plans KD21.6m Rights Issue

Burgan said it plans to issue 216 million new shares and that the rights issue will raise its paid-up capital to KD197.18 million.

Kuwait Petroleum Subsidiary Launches $1bn Loan

Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (Kufpec) was last in the market in June 2013 when it sealed a five-year $750 million deal.

Kuwait Says No Impact On Output Or Plans From Oil Price Drop

Kuwait Oil Co intends to spend some $42 billion on oil and gas projects over five years.

Kuwait Moves Toward Cutting Diesel, Kerosene Subsidies In Key Reform

The cabinet “accepted” a report by a committee at the Ministry of Electricity and Water on hiking prices of diesel and kerosene more than threefold, state news agency KUNA reported.

National Bank Of Kuwait Q3 Net Profit Falls 16%

The decline in third-quarter net profit came despite the bank posting a 7.8 per cent increase in its operating revenue.

Kuwait Keeps Wide Discount To Saudi Oil In Market Share Battle

Kuwaiti crude for November was priced at a discount of 50 cents per barrel to Saudi Arab Medium, unchanged from a month ago and the widest in 10 years.

Kuwait’s Agility Says Unit Wins $82.5m British Defence Ministry Contract

The contract, secured by Agility Defense and Government Services, will run from October 2014 to April 2016, the company said in a statement.

Kuwait Says OPEC Unlikely To Cut Output To Support Prices

Kuwait’s oil minister Ali al-Omair said that cutting output would not necessarily prop up prices.

Chevron Sells Stake In Canadian Shale Field To Kuwait

The deal with Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Co helps Chevron reduce production risk and gives it more capital to increase drilling in Alberta’s Duvernay shale formation.

Kuwait’s KPI Cancels Refinery Investment, Considers Sale

The refinery could be converted into a storage terminal or might be shut down permanently following the cancellation of the investment, an official said.

Kuwait In Talks With Major Oil Companies To Develop Fields

Kuwait has invited BP, Total, Royal Dutch Shell, ExxonMobil and Chevron, to bid for an agreement for the northern Ratqa heavy oilfield.

US To Deploy 2,300 Troops To Kuwait As Part Of Crisis Unit

The unit, which will include several aircraft, has been deployed to deal with sudden contingencies, said Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby.

National Bank of Kuwait Says Sells Qatar Bank Stake For $538m

The bank will book a profit of KD25 million from the sale in its 2014 accounts, it said in a bourse filing.

Kuwait Investment Firm Global Says Management Withdraws Resignations

Global’s management team comprising Group CEO Ghunaim, CEO Bader al-Sumait, and executive vice presidents had resigned prior to its general meeting in September.

Kuwait Starting To Cut Subsidies, IMF Report Says

The International Monetary Fund did not give details of the reforms and government officials were not available for comment.

Kuwait Revokes Citizenship Of Opposition Activist

Kuwait-born Saad Al-Ajmi, spokesman of the nationalist opposition Popular Action Movement, was one of 18 people to have their citizenship removed.

Kuwait Markets Authority Endorses UN Terror Financing Rules

The U.N. Security Council last month named six people who would be subject to asset freezes because of their links to the Islamists and threatened sanctions against those who financed the insurgents.

Kuwait Budget Surplus Up In Last Fiscal Year As Spending Slows

The budget surplus, equivalent to around 26 per cent of gross domestic product, was up marginally from KD12.7 billion, or nearly 25 per cent of GDP, in the previous fiscal year.

Kuwait To Ship First Crude To Egypt In October Under Long Term Deal

The deal for two million barrels a month of Kuwaiti crude was signed with the Arab Petroleum Pipeline Co.

Kuwait’s Burgan Bank Launches $500m Tier 1 Bond At 7.250%

Investor orders for the issue grew to over $850 million, the document showed.

Kuwait’s Burgan Bank Attracts Orders Over $650m For Tier 1 Bond

The bond with a perpetual tenor can be bought back by the lender after the fifth year.

Kuwaiti National Real Estate Co Agrees $537.6m Debt Restructuring

The restructured loan is repayable over a period of seven years, the company said.

Kuwait Investment Authority To Expand Germany Investments

Kuwait has invested almost $18 billion in Germany.

Kuwait Airways Studying Offer To Buy 10 Boeing 777 Planes

The deal might be valued at about $3.2 billion, according to the list prices of the aircraft.

Kuwait’s Americana Says Major Shareholder Evaluating Options On Stake

The Kharafi family is the billionaire majority shareholder with 66.8 per cent of the firm.

Mobile Operator Ooredoo Kuwait Cuts 165 Jobs As Market Share, Profits Shrink

The job losses account for about 15 per cent of its workforce.

Kuwait’s KNPC Names NBK Finance Advisor For $12 bn Refinery Upgrade

The Clean Fuels Project will upgrade and expand two of the Gulf Arab state’s largest existing refineries with a focus on producing diesel and kerosene for export.

Kuwait OPEC Governor Expects Oil To Return To Hold $100 Level

The governor attributed the dip in oil prices to a rise in supply and slower demand over summer.