Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Kuwait National Petroleum Co. plans to build a third refinery in Asia in addition to projects in China and Vietnam, according to a company official.

The three refineries would have a total capacity of 600,000 barrels a day, Bakhit al-Rashidi, KPC’s deputy managing director, said in an interview in Tokyo today. No decision has been made on where the third refinery will be located, he said.

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