Syrian Petroleum Company Expansion Plans, Internal Disputes, and Rising Dependence on Russian Oil

The Syrian oil sector has entered a new and complex phase marked by ambitious production targets, expanding foreign partnerships, internal institutional tensions and contradictions in energy policies, and continued reliance on external energy supplies. Oil production has increased from 110,000 bopd in January to 133,000 bopd in April. The Chief Executive Officer of the Syrian Petroleum Company Youssef Qablawi revealed that an unnamed American company will operate in the Rumeilan oil field in Hassakeh governorate in partnership with SPC.