Enab Baladi – Amir Huquq
Syria is seeing rapid moves to reactivate its energy sector amid economic challenges and shrinking supplies. The government is seeking to boost investment in natural gas production, one of the main sources for generating electricity and supporting industrial activity.
In this context, the Ministry of Energy has revealed ambitious plans to double output during the coming period, aiming to narrow the gap between supply and demand and strengthen reliance on local resources.
Syrian Energy Minister Mohammad al-Bashir stated on 14 December 2025 that Syria anticipates its natural gas production to increase to 15 million cubic meters per day by the end of 2026, compared to approximately 7 million cubic meters currently.
The Director of Corporate Communications at the Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC), Safwan Sheikh Ahmad, told Enab Baladi that current production stands at 7.6 million cubic meters of Syrian gas per day, in addition to 3 million cubic meters needed to fully cover daily demand.
An economic bet
The projected figure raises questions about how realistic the proposed increase is, and what it could mean for the energy market and the local economy, especially amid investment and technical challenges facing the sector. It also prompts debate over whether the increase can make a tangible difference in balancing supply and demand in the coming years.
Economic researcher Mohammad al-Salloum told Enab Baladi that the figure reflects a significant economic bet on reducing the energy gap weighing on electricity, industry, and public finances.
He added that the gas sector carries the heavy legacy of war and sanctions, including damage to fields in central Syria, along with transport networks and processing plants. This has contributed to lower output and greater reliance on costlier, less efficient alternatives.
In his view, the problem has not remained purely technical, but has become a factor putting pressure on the exchange rate, inflation, and household living standards.
Al-Salloum said the targeted increase is not primarily based on discoveries, but on rehabilitating existing fields, foremost among them the Abu Rabah gas field, along with improving network efficiency.
In this context, memoranda of understanding have been floated with foreign companies, including the UAE’s Dana Gas, at a stage still limited to technical assessment and study, with no confirmed production investments so far.
Drilling in Rural Damascus
SPC began drilling a gas well in the al-Tuwani area (north of Damascus, Rural Damascus Governorate) on 28 December 2025.
Sheikh Ahmad told Enab Baladi that the well is located within one of the blocks north of Damascus in al-Tuwani, noting it is among previously discovered wells.
Expectations indicate the well could produce around 200,000 cubic meters of gas per day.
Sheikh Ahmad added that SPC workshops, technicians, and engineers, within the company’s exploration sector, rehabilitated and maintained the drilling rig, a US-made rig named National, using local expertise and staff.
From drilling operations at a gas well in Rural Damascus, 28 December 2025 (SANA).
Gas output is down around 75%
Economist Dr. Ali Mohammad told Enab Baladi, using figures, that Syria produced about 9 billion cubic meters of gas annually in 2011, roughly 24 to 25 million cubic meters per day.
By contrast, current production does not exceed 7 million cubic meters per day, or about 2.5 billion cubic meters annually, meaning Syrian gas production has fallen by around 72 to 75% compared with 2011 levels.
This output is not enough to meet local needs, Ali Mohammad said, pushing the Syrian government to rely heavily on imports to cover domestic demand. It has also driven Damascus to begin signing memoranda of understanding and agreements with international companies to improve the oil and gas sector and raise production levels.
Government estimates suggest gas production could increase by about 50% by the end of the current year, particularly with other agreements under discussion or pending signature with global firms, he added.
He also pointed to contracts with four qualified Saudi companies with extensive experience in drilling, production, and the development of oil and gas wells.
Among them is ADES Holding, whose role focuses on developing oil production, and Arabian Drilling, which works on new exploration and drilling oil and gas wells, alongside two other companies involved in field development and boosting output.
The primary goal of these agreements, Ali Mohammad said, is to raise Syrian oil and gas production. He noted expectations that gas output could increase by 4 to 5 million cubic meters per day once these companies begin work, given the diversity of their specializations and the way their roles complement one another.
Impact on industrial production costs
The gas sector is a vital element of Syria’s energy infrastructure and a key driver of economic growth and industrial development. With expectations of higher production, economists believe the move could have positive effects across the Syrian economy.
Al-Salloum said that if the plan succeeds, it could reduce the cost of importing fuel for power plants, curb the drain on hard currency, and lower production costs in industrial and service sectors.
He believes the first beneficiary, in theory, would be the electricity sector, followed by energy-intensive industries. Citizens, meanwhile, are waiting for the most straightforward and visible effect, longer hours of power supply, and fewer generators that are both costly and noisy.
Syrian gas could help ease some economic pressures, Al-Salloum added, but success will not be measured by the scale of promises. It will depend on whether these figures translate into a tangible improvement in electricity supply and prices, or remain another test of the gap between plans and reality.
Dr. Ali Mohammad expected that partnerships in oil, gas, electricity, and renewable energy in Syria point to a new phase of investment and reconstruction aimed at rehabilitating the sector and raising production levels.
US companies explore
SPC signed a memorandum of understanding with US companies ConocoPhillips and Novaterra to develop and explore gas fields in Syria on 18 November 2025.
At the time, the Ministry of Energy said the memorandum provides for developing several existing gas fields and launching exploration programs for new fields in line with the latest technical and technological standards, to strengthen national production capacity and support Syria’s energy security.
SPC CEO Youssef Qablawi said that, under the memorandum, gas production is expected to rise by 4 to 5 million cubic meters per day within a year.
This was preceded by an announcement from Dana Gas that it signed a memorandum of understanding with SPC on 12 November 2025 to explore available opportunities to redevelop and expand several natural gas fields across central Syria.
According to the company’s published statement, the agreement includes the Abu Rabah gas field, considered one of Syria’s largest gas discoveries, along with a group of other fields operated by SPC.
The memorandum aims to conduct a comprehensive technical assessment of the fields listed in the agreement, as a prelude to proposing an integrated development plan to increase local gas output, should the assessment succeed and a final agreement be reached on implementing the project.
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