Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 37  

13-Sep-2010

SYRIA

Syria Inaugurates Al-Furat Oil And Gas Institute

Syria’s Al-Furat Oil and Gas Technical Institute was inaugurated on 2 September by Syrian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Sufian 'Alaw. The institute, which is located at the Tayim field in Deir Ez-Zor, was built at a cost of S£19mn ($404,255) and comprises 10 laboratories and five teaching halls. About 100 students are expected to...