said the newspaper "Gazette" Kuwait on Wednesday that Kuwait is in intense negotiations to import gas from Iraq through international companies

The newspaper quoted sources described Palmtalaap to say that the date of import will be after a year or year and a half at the latest.

The sources said that "Kuwait has been negotiating this matter with the Iraqi government (directly), but with international oil companies operating in Iraq, which is developing oil and gas fields there."

Kuwait imports natural gas through international companies to meet the growing demand for locally, especially for power plants, especially in the summer.

Said Hashim Al-Rifai, Managing Director for Planning in Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said yesterday that Kuwait raised the rate of import of liquefied natural gas to 0.5 billion cubic feet per day from the month of March to November.

And Kuwait is seeking to raise its production of natural gas heat is associated with oil from the level of 150 million cubic feet per day at present to four billion cubic feet per day in 2030.

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