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Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) continues with a 36-day planned maintenance shutdown of the 190,000-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) 2 (Unit 11) and the 42,000-BBL/d Atmospheric Residue Desulfurization (ARDS) 2 Unit (Unit 12 - Train 2) at its 454,000-BBL/d Mina Abdulla Refinery in Kuwait. The restart is expected by March 8 (previously reported to be March 5).