Introduction of SWOT Analysis of Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC),

                Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC), through the establishment of the company in 1960, was the first national company that has its Hydrocarbon resources exploited as well as managed by foreign companies. The vision of the Company was stimulating development and giving an exemplary experience in how national resources should be handled. KNPC, in the perspective of the company, has been a model for an indigenous potential to embrace exploitation and management of the country's oil resources that started to develop into a massive income source that is capable of sustaining welfare of the society and its overall development financing (KNPC, 2019).

        The State of Kuwait, in 1975, acquired KNPC’s full ownership and the operations were integrated relying upon oil refinery of the company in Shuaiba along with the petroleum products’ marketing from Al-Ahmadi Refinery, in international as well as local markets., KPC (Kuwait Petroleum Corporation) was established in 1980 as the asset was owned by the state of Kuwait along with all other oil companies in the country, including KNPC. KNPC, currently, has two state-of-the-art Refineries known as Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery (MAA) and Mina Abdullah Refinery (MAB). In March 2017, the Shuaiba Refinery was closed after the kick-off of the CFP (Clean Fuels Project). 736,000 bpd crude oil is a total production capacity of both Refineries along with 2.5 billion scfpd gas processing capacity (KNPC, 2019).

        Advanced refining technologies are being hosted by MAA and MAB, following the two Refineries’ revamping in the 1980s. The most important units at MAB Refinery are four Hydrogen production units, two CDUs, a Vacuum Distillation unit, two ARD units, a Hydrocracking unit, and two delayed Coker units. Now, four Trains of ARDS units, an FCCU and a VGO Hydrocracker are being hosted by the MAA Refinery, besides a host of Hydrogen Recovery units and Hydrogen production, Sulphur recovery units, Distillate Hydrotreaters, and consolidated Sulphur granulation. KNPC, on a domestic scene, is responsible for all petroleum products’ sale and distribution in Kuwait’s local market. KNPC and KPC put the trend into effect towards privatization and initiated transferring Local Marketing assets in 2004, such as the petrol stations and the lube oil plant, to private companies. All over Kuwait 43, filling stations are owned by KNPC, and a 5-year plan is already underway to build more 100 stations to respond to the growing gasoline, and demand of other fuels (KNPC, 2019).

            Currently, several major projects are being carried out by KNPC amid to expand the refining capacity of the company and improve conversion capabilities. The Company, in the meantime, directed consideration to the human resources by the policy of steady growth implementation of national manpower and providing highly skilled and qualified human resources its sites. The percentage of Kuwait people, up to March 2018, in the total manpower was approximately 87.11% of the labor force of KNPC totaling 6,152 Employees (KNPC, 2019).

            The reason for choosing this company for the project is that it is one of the top companies in Kuwait rich in oil resources while focusing on human development and resources. The market share of KNPC in Kuwait is among the highest, so it seemed to be the best suitable company for this project.

SWOT Analysis of  Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC),

The SWOT Analysis of KNPC is given as (Pahl & Richter, 2009):

 References of SWOT Analysis of Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC),

KNPC. (2019). WHO WE ARE. Retrieved from https://www.knpc.com/en/about-us/who-we-are

Pahl, N., & Richter, A. (2009). Swot Analysis - Idea, Methodology and a Practical Approach. GRIN Verlag.