VOL. XXXII

NO. 17

30-JANUARY-1989

SYRIA

Syria to Increase Crude Exports in 1989

Syria plans to increase its crude oil exports in 1989 to around130,000-140,000 b/d, as compared with 80,000 b/d in 1988, as a result of theintroduction of a new light crude mix (Tayyim/Omar) along with the traditionalheavy Suwaidiyah crude oil. The increase in crude exports is in line with therise in crude oil production to approximately 350,000 b/d in 1989 from 270,000b/d in 1988, due to the start-up of the Omar...