Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 29

19-Jul-2010

SYRIA

Syrian Light Products Consumption Increased In 1H10

In the first half of 2010 Syrian consumption of diesel oil rose by 6% to 3,200mn liters and that of gasoline by 10% to 1,100mn liters from the corresponding period of 2009, according to statistics provided by 'Abd Allah al-Khattab, general manager of the state-owned Syrian Company for the Storage and Distribution of Petroleum Products (Mahruqat). Fuel oil consumption in the first half...