VOL. XLII

No. 12

22-March-1999

SYRIA

Syria痴 Crude Oil Production Averaged 553,000 B/D In 1998Says EIA

Syrian oil production fell to 553,000 b/d in 1998 from561,000 b/d in 1997, according to a report by the US Energy Information Administration(EIA) released this month. The EIA report added that production is expected tofall steadily over the next several years and that, in the absence ofsignificant new discoveries in the next few years, the country could become anet importer of oil within the next...