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Kuwait National Petroleum Company was established in October 1960 as a shareholder company owned by the government and the private sector
In 1968 the company commissioned its own "Shuaiba Refinery" and in May of the same year, the first shipment of refined petroleum products was exported from Shuaiba Refinery
Shuaiba Refinery is the world's first all hydrogen refinery. It's capacity is 195,000 Barrels per day

In 1975 the company became a fully owned state company.

After the creation of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation in 1980, KNPC became fully owned by KPC which itself is owned by the State of Kuwait

When the oil sector was restructured, KNPC was entrusted with the responsibilities of oil refining and gas liquefication as well as the distribution of petroleum products in the local market on behalf of KPC. Consequently, the company became in charge of the three oil refineries; Mina Al-Ahmadi, Mina Abdulla and Shuaiba, in addition to the LPG plant in Mina Al-Ahmadi
CThe company implemented Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery Modernization and Further Upgrading Projects in 1984 and 1986 respectively to increase its capacity to 410,000 Barrels per day


Mina Abdulla Refinery Modernization Project was also completed in 1989 and the refinery capacity was raised to 231,000 Barrels per day

Refinery Modernization Projects did not increase the refineries throughput only but also improved the quality of petroleum products which became highly competive on the world oil market

A radical improvement to the oil export facilities had also been affected. The South and North Piers in Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery were upgraded to increase the loading efficiency along with Sea Island in Mina Abdulla Refinery and oil pier in Shuaiba Refinery
With regard to the local market, the company maintained the drive to expand marketing outlets so as to meet the growing demand on petroleum products and lube oils

The number of filling stations located in various parts of the country totalled 87 stations in 1990
Company installations, refineries, export terminals and filling stations had sustained severe damage during the vicious Iraqi invasion of the state of Kuwait


The refineries repair and restoration program was completed by the end of the fiscal year 1993-1994, after which the company recovered the refining capacity which prevailed prior to the vicious Iraqi invasion
The damaged filling stations were also repaired and rehabilitated


In December 1994 the total number of operating filling stations reached 80.