VOL. XXXIV

NO. 11

17 DECEMBER 1990

Syria

Attala North Starts Production Mid-December

MEES learns that Elf Aquitaine's Attala North field in the Dair al-Zur permitin northeast Syria is starting production in mid-December at a rate of15,000-20,000 b/d. The discovery well Attala North 101, made last March, flowedat a cumulative rate of 8,000 b/d of light 36 API, sulfur- free crude (MEES, 12March), and preperations have been underway to develop the find for production(MEES, 24 September). The company...