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Syria Exports 600,000 Barrels Of Crude Oil In First Shipment In 14 Years
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Syria has exported crude oil for the first time in 14 years. The Ministry of Energy confirmed that 600,000 barrels of heavy crude were loaded on September 1 onto the Greek-owned tanker Nissos Christiana, which has a capacity of 114,264 deadweight tons, at the port of Tartus.<\/p>\n

Tracking data showed the tanker had not yet departed Syria.<\/p>\n

The crude was purchased by B Serve Energy, a company linked to global oil trader BB Energy. A Syrian energy official, Riyad al-Joubasi, said the shipment was taken from several oil fields in the country but did not specify which ones.<\/p>\n

Before the war, Syria exported about 380,000 barrels per day in 2010. At that time, Shell operated the country\u2019s largest field with government partners, and France\u2019s Total ran the second-largest. Both companies suspended operations in 2011 when European sanctions were introduced.<\/p>\n

Syria\u2019s oil industry collapsed during the nearly 14-year war that followed mass protests against President Bashar al-Assad in 2011. Assad was removed from power in December last year, and the new Islamist-led government has pledged to rebuild the economy.<\/p>\n