Kuwait Oil Company

Kuwaiti national oil company with its head office at Ahmadi, founded in 1934 as a joint venture of the Anglo-Persian and Gulf oil companies and fully state owned since 1975 under Kuwait Petroleum Corporation. Explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas in Kuwait, runs gathering centres, export facilities and research and technology work, and operates the Ahmadi Hospital and occupational health services for its employees and their families, which purchase medicines and medical supplies.