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A handout photo released by the official Kuwaiti News Agency (KUNA)on March 10, 2022 shows the Al-Ahmadi refinery south of Kuwait City. Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) has announced launching the fifth liquified gas line at Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery, the company's second largest project after the clean fuel project. (Photo by KUNA / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / KUNA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ===

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