LONDON — Russia plans to launch a crude oil project in Syria.
Russia's Tatneft intends to begin production from fields located in
eastern Syria. The Syria Report said production would begin at 5,000
barrels of crude oil per day, Middle East Newsline reported.
Syria has sought to reverse its steady decline in crude oil.
Damascus
was bracing for major crude imports to maintain energy requirements.
The regime of the Syrian President Bashar Assad has also sought to link
energy resources with Turkey, Middle East Newsline reported.
The Czech Republic's Plynostav-Regulace Plynu
has won a contract to construct a natural gas pipeline that would link the
natural gas grids of Syria and Turkey.
