Kuwait National Petroleum Company will use Intergraph SmartPlant® Enterprise engineering design and information management solutions to retrofit and increase the capacity of its Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery. To respond to unprecedented growth in the global demand for energy, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) will update its plants to increase production. Intergraph’s solutions will ensure a longer and more efficient plant lifecycle.

After intensive benchmarking of the major plant engineering and operation solution providers, KNPC was convinced that Intergraph’s SmartPlant Enterprise best meets its current and future requirements related to production increases, safety and shortening of project schedules.

“We are pleased to have Intergraph as our technology partner to support the growth of our refinery,” said Mohammad Asad Alawady, senior engineer, engineering and maintenance at KNPC, Mina Al-Ahmadi. “SmartPlant Enterprise integrated solutions, including SmartPlant Foundation, will enhance KNPC’s design process through the effective management of high-quality engineering data for all of our projects.”