Syria exports first crude oil shipment in 14 years
Syria exported 600,000 barrels of heavy crude oil on Monday from the port of Tartus as part of a deal with a trading firm, a Syrian energy official told Reuters, the first known official export of Syrian oil in 14 years.
Syria exported 380,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) in 2010, a year before protests against Bashar al-Assad's rule spiralled into a nearly 14-year war that devastated the country's economy and infrastructure - including crude production.
Assad was toppled in December last year and the led government that replaced him pledged to revive Syria's economy.
Riyad al-Joubasi, assistant director for oil and gas at Syria's energy ministry, told Reuters the heavy crude oil had been sold to B Serve Energy.
Syria's energy ministry said in a written statement the oil was exported on the Nissos Christiana tanker.
Joubasi said it had been extracted from several Syrian fields but did not say which ones.
Reuters
Syria exported 600,000 barrels of heavy crude oil on Monday from the port of Tartus as part of a deal with a trading firm, a Syrian energy official told Reuters, the first known official export of Syrian oil in 14 years.
Syria exported 380,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) in 2010, a year before protests against Bashar al-Assad's rule spiralled into a nearly 14-year war that devastated the country's economy and infrastructure - including crude production.
Assad was toppled in December last year and the led government that replaced him pledged to revive Syria's economy.
Riyad al-Joubasi, assistant director for oil and gas at Syria's energy ministry, told Reuters the heavy crude oil had been sold to B Serve Energy.
Syria's energy ministry said in a written statement the oil was exported on the Nissos Christiana tanker.
Joubasi said it had been extracted from several Syrian fields but did not say which ones.
Reuters
Syria exported 600,000 barrels of heavy crude oil on Monday from the port of Tartus as part of a deal with a trading firm, a Syrian energy official told Reuters, the first known official export of Syrian oil in 14 years.
Syria exported 380,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) in 2010, a year before protests against Bashar al-Assad's rule spiralled into a nearly 14-year war that devastated the country's economy and infrastructure - including crude production.
Assad was toppled in December last year and the led government that replaced him pledged to revive Syria's economy.
Riyad al-Joubasi, assistant director for oil and gas at Syria's energy ministry, told Reuters the heavy crude oil had been sold to B Serve Energy.
Syria's energy ministry said in a written statement the oil was exported on the Nissos Christiana tanker.
Joubasi said it had been extracted from several Syrian fields but did not say which ones.
Reuters
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Syria exports first crude oil shipment in 14 years
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