Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 9

2-Mar-2009

Syria Issues Laws To Restructure Its Hydrocarbons Sector

Syrian President Bashar al-Asad on 24 February issued two laws, which are intended to restructure the hydrocarbons sector in the country and separate the upstream and downstream activities in a more precise way. Essentially the new legislation established two state-owned organizations the General Organization for Petroleum (GOP), which will be concerned with exploration, production,...