Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 35

30-August-2004

SYRIA

Syrias Crude Output In Decline, Gas/Condensates On The Rise

Syrias crude oil output is in decline, but production of natural gas and condensates is on the rise. This is the broad conclusion of two assessments, one by Nabil Sukkar, a former senior economist at the World Bank, who now leads the Syrian Consulting Bureau for Development and International Investment in Damascus, and the other by the government. Both also agree that...