Kuwait Petroleum Corportation (KPC) has signed a deal with Bahrain's National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA) to jointly set up an aromatics plant in the kingdom, said a report.

The plant will be set up through the Kuwaiti firm's subsidiary Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC), according to a report by Kuwaiti news agency Kuna.

As per the deal, the two companies will conduct a feasibility study on the plant to be set up in Bahrain and its operation.