The Al Zour Refinery is an oil refinery under planning and development in Kuwait, a member of OPEC. The Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) first released plans to build what would have been the country's fourth oil refinery in May 2006 but it cancelled construction in March 2008 due to political opposition. Two years later, however, the government has re-approved construction and KNPC anticipates completion around 2017.