Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLIX

No 1/2

2/9-January-2006

SYRIA

Syria Receives 22 Bids For Oil And Gas Exploration

Syria received 22 bids for nine onshore oil and gas exploration from 14 international oil companies by the 20 December 2005 deadline, the Syrian Minster of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ibrahim Haddad announced last month. The minister added that a committee was to be set up to review the offers and said he expected to announce the results of the bidding in February or March....