Energy topics dominates Arab cabinet meeting

Al-Zour refinery's biofuel program, the closure of the Shuaiba refinery, and the strategic alternatives to the Kuwait Petroleum International (Q8) refinery in Europort were amongst energy topics dominating the weekly meeting of the cabinet held Monday.
Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah said that the meeting, chaired by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, was briefed by Minister of Oil and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs Dr. Ali Al-Omair on the energy-related topics.
Sheikh Mohammad added that Al-Omair informed the cabinet about strategies to provide power stations with low-sulfur fuel and using Shuaiba refinery's fuel tanks to store biofuel products.
On the subject of the Zakat House board members, Sheikh Mohammad said that the cabinet approved appointment of Shereda Al-Muosherji, Mohammad Al-Mukhaizeem, Jameel Abdulrazzaq Al-San'e, Mohammad Al-Hbeshi, and Khawla Al-Hasawi as board members for a period of three years.
The minister said that the cabinet's preparation for the upcoming session of the National Assembly were discussed during the meeting.
The Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs said that the cabinet took note of a letter by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe inviting His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to attend the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction next March in Japan.
A letter from British Prime Minister David Cameron to His Highness the Amir on the British government's priorities for 2015, and preparations for the Vaccine Alliance (GAVI) conference in Berlin, Germany, this month were discussed during the cabinet meeting, said Sheikh Mohammad.
The cabinet also welcomed the recent visit by Bahraini Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa to Kuwait, affirming the strong brotherly relations linking Kuwait and Bahrain, said the minister.