Fire breaks out at Kuwaiti petroleum coke plant
It is unclear if the fire, which has been brought under control, will have an effect on energy prices in the Gulf state.
A fire occurred at a petroleum coke field in Kuwait today.
The state-owned Kuwait National Petroleum Company said the fire broke out on a petroleum coke conveying line in an industrial area of Shuaiba, located on the Persian Gulf coast. There were no injuries and the company’s firefighters brought the fire under control. Exports from the area are temporarily suspended pending repairs, the official Kuwait News Agency reported.
