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.
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.
Most Syrian oil fields lie in the northeast, in territory held by Kurdish-led authorities. Those authorities began providing oil to the central government in Damascus in February, but ties have deteriorated since then over fears about inclusivity and rights for minorities, including Kurds.
But after U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order in June to lift American sanctions on Syria, U.S.-based firms began developing a master plan to help explore and extract Syrian oil and gas.
Syria has also signed an $800 million memorandum of understanding with DP World to develop, manage and operate a multi-purpose terminal at Tartus, after Syria canceled a contract with a Russian firm that had operated the port under Assad. - Reuters
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