VOL. XLVII

No 04

26-January-2004

SYRIA

Syria Launches 2004 Upstream Licensing Round

Syrias Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources, jointly with the state-owned Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC), on 19 January launched its 2004 upstream licensing round comprising 14 blocks covering a total 88,890 sq km, including Blocks 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19 and 21, of which 10 blocks were unawarded from the previous licensing round (for map, see MEES, 6 January 2003). International oil...