SYRIA

More Attacks On Syrian Pipelines

The bombing of Syrian pipelines has continued in the past week or so, with attacks targeting crude oil and gas pipelines. On 28 January a 24-inch pipeline carrying oil from the 'Umar field operated by Al-Furat Petroleum Company (AFPC) was blown up south of the city of al-Quriyya in the Deir Ez-Zor Province. The pipeline caught fire and some 2,000 barrels of crude oil were lost before the fire was put out, a source at the Ministry of Petroleum and...