Why Makeshift Oil Refineries in Syria Are A Ticking Time Bomb
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However, their operations pose significant risks to the environment, public health, and regional stability. Here’s why these makeshift oil refineries are a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. 1. Environmental Hazard
Life inside Syria's makeshift oil refineries | Middle East Eye
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Two oil workers fill freshly refined fuel into a bucket at a makeshift refinery in the region of Tall Alu in al-Hasaka province in northeastern Syria (MEE/Martin Bader) “We only earn $15 a day
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Documentation shows that at least 10 makeshift oil clusters were bombed by Syrian and Russian fighter planes in the period 2015-2019. In Idlib and Aleppo, these refining practices stopped after regime forces captured the area, or when oil supplies were halted due to military developments. Overview of clusters of oil refineries in north-west Syria.
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In 2010, the country imported an average of 105,000 b/d of refined petroleum products, and exported just 36,000 b/d. At the time, Syria was also exporting more than 150,000 b/d of crude oil, but the country's crude exports are now effectively zero. Following the imposition of sanctions and the advancement of ISIS, Syria has experienced a
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The Syrian oil industry took off in 1968, when the Karatchok oil field began production after a pipeline connecting it to the Homs refinery was completed, although Syria did not begin exporting oil until the mid-1980s. [ 15 ] In 2009, Syria's net petroleum exports were estimated to be 148,000 bbl/d (23,500 m 3 /d). [ 16 ]
Syria oil map
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Syrian regime. *Jabhat al-Nusra, al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate. Kurds. Rebel-held/Nusra*. Sources
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By 2014, the regime had been expelled from eastern Syria, and most of the region’s oil fields and wells were captured by the Islamic State (IS). The oil provided the terrorist group with a key source of revenue, generating around $1.5 million per day according to a 2016 Financial Times estimate. Yet this financial pipeline was severely
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Mentioning one of the agreement’s results Akbar Zamanian, the head of downstream technologies at Iran’s Research Institute of the Petroleum Industry, quoted by Fars news agency, said that Iran was going to build an oil refinery in Syria. The refinery, to be built near the city of Homs, was designed to have a production capacity of 140000
FAQ
- QHow many oil refineries does Syria have?ASyria has two crude oil export blends, Syrian Light and Syrian Heavy (also known as Souedieh). The combined capacity of Syria's two refineries has fallen to roughly half its pre-conflict output. Syria has two state-owned refineries, one in Homs and the other in Banias.
- QWho owns Syria's two biggest oil companies?ASyria's two biggest oil companies are the Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC), which is owned by the Syrian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, and Al-Furat Petroleum Company which is 50% owned by General Petroleum Corporation and the other 50% are foreign owned.
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- QWhy is Syria importing more refined petroleum products?AIn the years leading up to 2011, Syria began importing more refined petroleum products to meet rising domestic demand. In 2010, the country imported an average of 105,000 b/d of refined petroleum products, and exported just 36,000 b/d.
- QWhat is the oil industry in Syria?AThe petroleum industry in Syria forms a major part of the economy of Syria. According to the International Monetary Fund, before the Syrian Civil War, oil sales for 2010 were projected to generate $3.2 billion for the Syrian government and accounted for 25.1% of the state's revenue.
- QAre there makeshift refineries in Syria?AThis visual investigation aims to identify the vast number of makeshift refineries that at one point or continue to be used in Syria, and the huge environmental health hazards associated with these practices for civilians working in this industry. These are the main findings of this visual investigation
- QWhere does Syria refine crude oil?ASyria refines this crude oil domestically at its two refineries in Baniyas and Homs, which remain operational.
