Kuwait Gulf Oil Company
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | February 2002 |
| Headquarters | Al Ahmadi, Kuwait |
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| Parent department | Kuwait Petroleum Corporation |
| Website | www |
The Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC) is a national oil company in the State of Kuwait. KGOC operates under Kuwait Petroleum Corporation.[1] It manages Kuwait's share of the natural resources in the divided zone.[2][3]
It was founded in 2002 and started to take over the operations in the Divided Zone from Kuwait Oil Company in 2006. There are two operations committee that handles and manage the exploration and developing of hydrocarbons resources in the Divided Zones which are, Wafra Joint Operations (WJO) and Khafji Joint Operations (KJO).[3]
The Objective of Wafra Joint Operations is to conduct onshore activities in Wafra Divided Zone in cooperation with Saudi Arabia Chevron (SAC) which conducts exploration and production on behalf of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [4] , whereas Khafji Joint Operations' objective is to conduct onshore and offshore activities in Khafji Divided Zone [3] In cooperation with Aramco Gulf Operations [5] which manages the interests of Kingdom Saudi Arabia.
See also
References
- ^ "Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Home". Kuwait Petroleum Corporation. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ "Our History". Kuwait Gulf Oil Company. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ a b c "Kuwait – International – Analysis". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- ^ Affairs, Chevron Policy, Government and Public. "Saudi Arabia". chevron.com. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Al-Khafji Joint Operations [KJO]". www.kjo.com.sa. Retrieved 2018-06-01.