VOL. XLII

No. 13

29-MARCH-1999

SYRIA

Syria Ratifies Dair Al-Zur Gas Project Agreement

The Syrian parliament last week ratified a deal for thedevelopment and transport of natural gas in the Dair al-Zur region in easternSyria. Conoco Middle East Gas Company and Elf Hydrocarbures Syrie, wholly-ownedsubsidiaries of Conoco of the US and France痴 Elf Aquitaine respectively,signed the $430mn service agreement with Syria痴 Ministry of Petroleum andMineral resources and the Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC)...