[4] At the same time on 12 August 1986 the mission of the ministry was refined and includes the following: Protecting, exploiting and developing the petroleum resources, and raising the share of petroleum in the national income and securing the safety of workers, environment and structures.

[citation needed] From 1978 to June 1990 Ali Khalifa Al Sabah was the minister of oil.

[11] He resigned from the post in June 2000 due to an explosion that killed five workers at three oil refineries.

[12] Adel Al Subaih served as oil minister until February 2002 when he resigned from the post.

[15] However, he resigned from office only eight days after his appointment due to harsh criticisms of the members of the Kuwaiti parliament.

[21] In November 2015, Al-Omair was replaced by Anas Khalid Al Saleh as acting oil minister.