VOL. XLI

No. 18

4-May-1998

SYRIA

Syrian Crude Output Falls To 570,000B/D In 1997

Syrian crude oil production fell to 570,000 b/d in 1997 from a peak of 612,000 b/d in1996, according to a report by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) releasedlast month. The report states that Syrian oil production is expected to fall steadily overthe next several years, adding that Syrian and foreign oil company officials believe that,in the absence of significant new discoveries in the next few...