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Kuwait Shuaiba oil refinery shut down after blast

Kuwait shut down its 200,000 barrel-per-day Shuaiba oil refinery after a blast at the plant on Saturday, but there were no casualties, a Kuwaiti energy official said. The official said a fire broke out at the 25,000-bpd residue processing unit in Shuaiba refinery, the country’s smallest. Earlier, Dubai-based Al Arabiya television had reported the blast and said there were reports of some casualties. Full Story