Kuwait to seek bids for a new sour gas pipeline
Kuwait’s CAPT approved a KOC request to launch a public tender for a 24-inch export pipeline designed to carry sour gas.
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what happened
Kuwait plans to seek bids for a pipeline project to transport sour gas as part of efforts to expand its hydrocarbon industry, Zawya reported, citing local press coverage published over the weekend. The Central Agency for Public Tenders (CAPT) approved a request from state-owned Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) to issue a public tender, Arabic-language daily Al-Rai reported, citing informed sources.
The project calls for a new 24-inch sour gas export pipeline running from Station 171-BS through TP-1 to the Intermediate Gas Separator (ISC). The report did not provide additional details.
Kuwait controls more than 100 billion barrels of proven crude reserves and has been pursuing the development of its oil, gas, refining and petrochemical industries.
why it matters
For energy markets, the project signals another step in Kuwait’s effort to expand gas infrastructure and develop its wider hydrocarbon sector. CAPT approval moves the KOC proposal toward a public bidding process.
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- Kuwait to invite bids for sour gas pipeline — Zawya, 12 October 2026 at 09:27 UTC
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