Nghi Son Refinery resumed crude imports from Kuwait in September, a plant executive confirmed on October 2. The Government News portal says the refinery has successfully processed 10 alternative crude grades to diversify supply. Over nine months it processed approximately 8.38 million tonnes of crude and produced 6.54 million tonnes of products. It plans to combine long-term contracts with spot purchases and targets full-year product output above 9.2 million tonnes.