VOL. XLVI

No 4

27-January-2003

SYRIA

Syria Shortlists More IOCs For Upstream Negotiations

MEES learns that the Syrian Ministry of Oil has selected the following international oil firms for detailed negotiations concerning production-sharing agreements: Royal Dutch/Shell (Block 2); Tunisias private firm HBS International (Block 22); the US firm IPR and Indias state-owned ONGC (Block 24); and Ocean Energy of the US (Block 26). It is understood that these firms offered the most favorable bids for the...