VOL. XXXVI

NO. 3

19-OCTOBER-1992

SYRIA

Sha'al Appointed Chairman of AFPC

Eng. Muhyi al-Din Sha'al has been appointed Chairman of al-Furat PetroleumCompany (AFPC), Syria's biggest oil producer. AFPC is owned 50% by thestate-owned Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC), 15.625% by Syria Shell, 15.625% byPecten and 18.75% by Deminex. The position of Chairman of AFPC has been held forthe past several years by Dr. Nadir al-Nabulsi who was appointed Minister ofPetroleum and Mineral Resources last June (MEES, 4...