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Kuwait Petroleum Corporation is universally recognized as one of today's top ten oil energy conglomerates, and a leader in providing safe, clean energy to the global markets.
KPC was first established in 1980 in order to bring together all state-owned elements of the Kuwait oil sector under one corporate umbrella. Today, KPC overseas a fully-integrated industry with operations on six continents. We bring hydrocarbon energy from our own domestic reservoirs and our upstream interests abroad direct to the consumer through a series of specialized subsidiary operating companies.
The Corporation is managed by the Board of Directors, which in turn report to the Supreme Petroleum Council chaired by the chairman of the Board is Kuwait's Minister of Energy.
Mr. Hani Hussain, serves currently as the Chief Executive President, other Board Members include Managing Directors for Transportation; Kuwait Project; Petrochemical Industries; International Marketing; Refining and Local Marketing; in addition to Petroleum Services and Exploration and Production. As well as the Under secretary of the Ministry of Energy (Oil) and other non-executive directors.
Since Kuwait Petroleum International was formed in 1983, lubricants have played an important role in its business. Kuwait Petroleum International Lubricants, operating under the Q8Oils banner, is a significant player in European and international lubricants markets.
With four lubricants blending plants, Q8Oils oversees the research & development, production, distribution, sales and marketing of lubricants to all market sectors throughout Europe and also exports worldwide.
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Q8Oils guarantee the consistent quality of all our products, wherever and whenever you buy them and we pride ourselves on our flexibility - after all, it's what our customers want that counts.
And by understanding your needs and working with you as your partner, your technical advisor, or just as your supplier, we can find the best solution for all your lubrication requirements.
Q8Oils markets directly in the Benelux countries, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK, and exports direct to end consumers and through authorised distributors to over 75 countries worldwide. Activities in Sweden are managed through the OKQ8 joint venture.
Located in a region that contains 75% of the world's oil reserves, Kuwait may be small in size but it has great petroleum wealth. With an estimated 190 years of reserves at current levels of consumption, the state is one of the long-term majors in international oil production.
Kuwait's first experimental oil wells were drilled in the 1930's by the newly formed Kuwait Oil Company, a joint venture between the Gulf Oil Company of the US and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (later to become British Petroleum). Their first success was the Burgan-1 well, which ca me on stream in 1938. Today, the extended Burgan complex is the second largest developed oilfield in the world. During the 1960's and 70's, Kuwait renegotiated control of its oil and natural gas resources from its foreign concessionaires and production was brought under State management to conserve wealth for future generations.
In 1980 Kuwait's oil industry was revolutionised when the four state owned companies responsible for Kuwait's oil production, processing and transportation came under the control of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC); a new independent entity formed to safeguard and promote Kuwaits oil interests through integrated planning, financial, purchasing and marketing systems.
Today, Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) manages all oil and gas exploration activity inside Kuwait. Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) oversees the local refining and marketing of petroleum products and controls domestic downstream sales within Kuwait. Responsibility for the production of fertilisers and petrochemicals lies with Petrochemicals Industries Company (PIC) and the Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) is the State's authorised carrier of Kuwaiti crude oil, petroleum products and liquefied gases.
During early 1980's KPC also expanded its foreign operations, creating three new subsidiary companies. Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) handles all overseas investment operations in petroleum exploration and exploitation. Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI) runs KPC's downstream marketing operations in Europe and Asia and manages the Q8 retail brand. Santa Fe International specialises in the pan-global exploration and development of oil and gas reserves and worldwide contract drilling services. In 1987 the Kuwait Aviation Fuelling Company (KAFCO) also became a KPC subsidiary.
In 1983, KPC took the opportunity to enter the downstream sector when Gulf Oil opted to dispose of most of its refining and marketing interests in Europe. KPC bought Gulf's interests in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, and subsequently Sweden and Denmark. It was in this year that Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI) was established in London to oversee downstream marketing operations.
Early in 1984 Gulf's marketing and distribution interests were acquired in Italy, and in 1986 came the move into the UK. KPI has been quick to exploit opportunities for further acquisitions where these show good strategic fit. In 1987 it increased its penetration of the Danish market by acquiring BP's operations, thereby securing a leading market share. 1990 saw the purchase of Mobil's marketing network, which made Kuwait Petroleum the third largest company in the Italian oil industry.
Kuwait Petroleum International celebrated its tenth anniversary in Europe with the acquisition of most of BP's Luxembourg assets in 1993. 1999 saw further consolidation, with the acquisition of both BP's and Aral's retail operations in Belgium.
KPI's profile varies from country to country, with strong market shares in Denmark, Italy, the Benelux countries, and in Sweden through it's OKQ8 joint venture, and a smaller presence in the UK. France, Germany and Spain all represent new and rapidly growing interests. Most service stations operate under the distinctive Q8 'sails' logo, which symbolises the sails of the Arab dhow traditionally used by Kuwaiti pearl divers. The Q8 logo is the first new oil company brand to enter Europe for over 20 years.
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Many different types of lubricants exist. Lubricants are not just engine oils for your car, but also metal working fluids, transformer oils, gear and hydraulic oils. As well as fluid oils, solid and semi solid greases are also used to lubricate.
Lubricant base oils can be divided in three important groups. The base oil either originates from crude oil (mineral base oil), or from synthesised components (synthetic base oil). The third group, semi-synthetic base oils, can offer a number of the advantages of synthetic oils at a cost effective price.
Additives are blended with the various types of base oil and the combination, quality and quantity of the additives and base oils determines the quality and the properties of the finished lubricant.
Mineral oil results from the distillation and refining of crude oil. The properties and quality of a mineral base oils largely depend on the quality and consistency of the crude oil source from which they are refined, and on the refining process itself.
The mineral base oil is a blend of refined distillation fractions coming from vacuum distillation. It consists only of hydrocarbons, and possibly some traces of sulphur, oxygen and nitrogen containing hydrocarbons. The distillation fraction is further purified by extraction and by separation of the waxes (de-waxing for a lower solidification point). The purification process can be completed with hydro-finishing (contact with hydrogen at high pressure and temperature and in the presence of a catalyst).
The properties of synthetic oil are determined completely by its manufacturing process. Synthetic oils are free of impurities and generally have a higher viscosity index and better oxidation stability than mineral base oils, meaning that they perform better in service, and are longer lasting. However, this quality and performance benefit comes at a price.
Semi-synthetic oils are blended from a combination of mineral and synthetic base oils. This way semi-synthetic oil can offer a number of the advantages of synthetic oil, at a cost effective price.
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