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Image used for illustrative purpose. Oil rig workers attach another piece of pipe onto the ChevronTexaco drilling platform January 15, 2003 near the Saudi Arabian border, Kuwait.
DUBAI - Kuwait has appointed Hashim Sayed Hashim as chief executive of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), state news agency Kuna reported on Wednesday.
Hashim was also appointed as vice chairman of the KPC's board, the report said.
(Reporting by Hadeel Al Sayegh; Editing by Christian Schmollinger) ((Hadeel.AlSayegh@thomsonreuters.com; +971566883310;))