Mubasher: The Kuwait National Petroleum Co (KNPC) has signed an agreement with a local company on Wednesday to build nine fuel stations across Kuwait.

The contract is valued at KWD 14.45 million ($48.2 million), as reported by Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).

These nine stations are the second installment in a deal to build 19 new stations, KUNA added.

KNPC noted that the contract has a duration period of 365 days.