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Schlumberger. Schlumberger NV ( French: [ʃlumbɛʁʒe, ʃlœ̃b-] ), doing business as SLB, also known as Schlumberger Limited, [2] is an American oilfield services company. [3] [4] As of 2022, it is both the world's largest offshore drilling company and the world's largest offshore drilling contractor by revenue.
Larry L. Memmott became Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy in Kuwait on September 10, 2018, and took over leadership of Embassy Kuwait as Chargé d’affaires a.i. on October 5, 2019. Alina Romanowski (February 2020–April 2022) James Holtsnider (April 2022-November 2023) – Chargé d'Affaires a.i. Karen Sasahara (November 2023-present)
v. t. e. Snap general elections were held in Kuwait on 4 April 2024 to elect 50 of the 65 members of the National Assembly. [1] [2] The election came after the dissolution of the National Assembly elected in 2023 on 15 February 2024 due to an MP allegedly insulting Emir Mishal Al-Ahmad. [3] The elections were the first to be held during Mishal ...
Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA) was established in 2013. It is a governmental organization that advances economic diversification, growth, and Kuwait's global competitiveness. It was established in alignment with Kuwait's goal of diminishing its dependence on oil-generated revenues and broadening its economic base.
Oil well fires, south of Kuwait City. (Photo taken from inside a UH-60 Blackhawk; the door frame is the black bar on the right of the photo) The dispute between Iraq and Kuwait over alleged slant-drilling in the Rumaila oil field was one of the reasons for Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990. Kuwaiti oil well fire, south of Kuwait City, March, 1991
Until 2003, the Crown Prince of Kuwait was usually appointed to the office of prime minister. Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah has held the position of Prime Minister of Kuwait since 17 January 2024 and transitioned to a caretaker role on 15 April 2024 after his successor was designated. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah assumed office on ...
Oil production was 1.5 million barrels per day (240 × 103 m 3 /d) by the end of 1992, and pre-war capacity was restored in 1993. Kuwait's production capacity is estimated to be 2.5 million barrels per day (400 × 103 m 3 /d). Kuwait plans to increase its capacity to 3.5 million barrels per day (560 × 103 m 3 /d) by 2005.
Kuwait is OPEC's third largest oil producer and claims to hold approximately 104 billion barrels (16.5 × 109 m 3 ). This includes half of the 5 billion barrels (790 × 106 m 3) in the Saudi-Kuwaiti neutral zone, which Kuwait shares with Saudi Arabia. Most of Kuwait's oil reserves are located in the 70 billion barrels (11 × 109 m 3) Burgan ...