VOL.XXXIXNo. 5728 October 1996SYRIA

TullowTo Start Syrian Production In March/April 1997Tullow Oil of Ireland is planning to start production inMarch/April 1997 at an initial rate of 5,000 b/d from the discoveryit made early in 1995 in the East Ash-Sham permit in eastern Syria,which borders on Al-Furat Petroleum Company's producingfields (MEES, 27 February 1995). Tullow's find was made with the Kishma-1well which tested at a stabilized rate of 4,8000 b/d of lightcrude oil and 6.4mn cu....