Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLIX

No 9

27-February-2006

SYRIA

Syria Takes Over Operatorship Of Deir Ez-Zor Gas Project

The Syrian Gas Company (SGC) and Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC) have taken over the operatorship of the Deir Ez-Zor gas project from ConocoPhillips, with effect from the beginning of 2006. The gas project was awarded in November 1998 to Conoco, as it was known then, (50%) and Total (50%), under a service agreement to develop and recover associated gas from 22...