Conventional gasoline

Gasoline sold on Kuwait’s market must comply with the specifications set by the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) Standardization Organization (GSO).

In July 2021, the GSO published the latest gasoline standard, GSO 2196:2021, canceling and replacing the previous standard, GSO 2196:2011. This specification is adopted as KWS GSO 2196:2022, in Kuwait, effective from December 2022.

Under this latest specification, two grades of gasoline can be sold in Kuwait: RON 91 and 95, with a maximum sulfur limit of 500 mg/kg. The table below compares the current and previous gasoline specifications for Kuwait. The complete specification is available in the SGS INSPIRE fuel specifications database.