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KUWAIT, July 13 (KUNA) -- The Kuwaiti oil sector has managed to cut its
electricity and water consumption by 16 and 13 percent respectively by using
steam turbines in oil refiners, a power official said here Sunday.
It has also saved 23 megawatts of electricity by scrapping an ammonia
plant, Adel al-Jassem, assistant undersecretary of the Ministry of Oil for
control and media affairs, told reporters.
An ad hoc power and water conservancy team has exerted stupendous efforts
to cut power consumption; including the distribution of power-saving pulps
among oil workers at subsidized and cheap prices, he said.
It has also launched wide-scale awareness campaigns for workers in the oil
sector regarding practical steps for power conservancy, whether at their
workplaces or houses, the official added.
The team has notched up tangible results in the reduction of power and
water consumption rates at oil facilities, al-Jassem noted. (end)
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