REPORT: Kuwait Projects 2018

Table of Contents

1. Preface

Table of Contents

2. Executive summary

3. Governance
3.1 Parliamentary storms since 2011
3.2 Regional relations
3.2.1 The Divided Zone
3.3 The Paris Climate Agreement
3.3.1 Plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

4. Economy
4.1.1 Structure of the economy
4.1.2 Energy sector
4.2 Economic performance
4.2.1 Balance of payments
4.2.2 Fiscal reforms
4.2.3 The medium-term outlook
4.3 Debt & assets
4.4 Banking & finance
4.4.1 Kuwait Stock Exchange
4.4.2 The exchange rate
4.4.3 Credit ratings
4.5 Ease of doing business
4.6 Economic planning
4.7 Conclusion
5. The PPP programme
5.1 The legal framework
5.1.1 KAPP guidebook
5.1.2 Procedures for PPP projects
5.2 Request for proposals (RFP)
5.3 Evaluation of bids
5.4 Sale of shares in PPP projects
5.5 Implementation & monitoring
5.6 End of contract
5.7 Consolidation of authorities
5.8 Projects programme
5.8.1 Project delays
5.8.2 Al-Zour North IWPP Phase 1
5.8.3 Al-Zour North IWPP Phase 2
5.8.4 Al-Khiran IWPP
5.8.5 Umm al-Hayman wastewater project
5.8.6 Kabd municipal waste facility
5.8.7 Al-Abdaliya ISCC
5.8.8 Kuwait national railway
5.8.9 Kuwait Metro

6. Projects market
6.1 Historical analysis
6.1.1 Project awards in 2017
6.1.2 Outlook for 2018
6.2 Main clients
6.3 Main contractors
6.4 Future projects

7. Energy
7.1 Introduction
7.1.1 Oil
7.1.2 Gas
7.1.3 Refining
7.1.4 Petrochemicals
7.2 Industry structure
7.2.1 Supreme Petroleum Council
7.2.2 Oil Ministry
7.2.3 Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
7.3 Politics & the oil sector
7.3.1 Project Kuwait/TSAs
7.3.2 K-Dow
7.3.3 Oil strike
7.4 Upstream
7.4.1 Oil fields
7.4.2 Enhanced oil recovery
7.4.3 Gas fields
7.4.4 Jurassic non-associated gas expansion scheme
7.5 Production & export infrastructure
7.5.1 Production & distribution
7.5.2 Export facilities
7.5.3 Gas imports
7.6 Downstream
7.6.1 Mina al-Ahmadi
7.6.2 Mina Abdulla
7.6.3 Shuaiba
7.6.4 The NRP
7.6.5 The CFP
7.7 Petrochemicals
11.6 KAPP
11.6.1 Schools Development Programme
11.6.2 Services and Entertainment Centre in Egaila
11.6.3 South Al-Jahra Labour City
11.7 Other projects
11.7.1 National Bank of Kuwait: new headquarters
11.7.2 Palace of Justice
11.7.3 Juvenile Housing Care Complex
11.7.4 Al-Jahra Ministerial Complex
11.7.5 Hospitality projects

12. Transport
12.1 Aviation
12.1.1 Airport expansion
12.1.2 Kuwait Airways
12.2 Ports
12.2.1 Mubarak al-Kabeer Seaport
12.2.2 Expansion of existing ports
12.3 Rail
12.3.1 Mainline
12.3.2 Metro
12.4 Roads
12.4.1 Al-Ghouse Road
12.4.2 First Ring Road
12.4.3 Second and Third ring roads
12.4.4 Fourth Ring Road
12.4.5 Fifth Ring Road
12.4.6 Regional Road
12.4.7 Other roads
12.4.8 The Subiya Causeway

13. Appendix, Law No. 116 of 2014 (regarding PPPs)