SYRIA

Syria to Build Pipeline Linking New 50,000 b/d Discovery to Mediterranean Trunkline

MEES learns that the Syrian authorities have decided to build a 100-km. spur line to link the new Pecten (US Shell) oil discovery some 12 kms. south of Dair al-Zur to the now disused 30/32 inch Iraqi-Syrian pipeline. The spur line is expected to take 9-12 months to complete. Pending the construction of the line and a decision on the final destination of the crude (blending at Homs refinery and/or...