The Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC) is a national oil company in the State of Kuwait. KGOC operates under Kuwait Petroleum Corporation.[1] It manages Kuwait's share of the natural resources in the divided zone.[2]
History
Kuwait Gulf Oil Company was founded on February 10, 2002 to represent the state Kuwait in the Divided Zone. In 2003 KGOC took over the management of Kuwait DZ offshore area from the Arabian Oil Company Ltd.[3]
In 2006 KGOC started to take over the operations in the Divided Zone from Kuwait Oil Company. There are two operations committee that handles and manage the exploration and developing of hydrocarbons resources in the Divided Zones which are, Wafra Joint Operations (WJO) and Khafji Joint Operations (KJO).[4]