Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) aims to complete 10 mega projects by 2030 with a joint focus on boosting upstream capacity and expanding further downstream into petrochemicals. But soaring costs, project delays and disruptive Kuwaiti politics continue to cloud the outlook, according to MEES, a regional oil and gas weekly publication. Kuwait’s national oil company has always had an impressive roster of oil sector projects to deliver but its aspirations have repeatedly been grounded by delays and cost overruns, the report said.