Syria says reaches deal with Russia for oil products
Syria has reached an agreement to send its crude oil to Russia in return for shipments of refined oil products, Syria's deputy prime minister for economic affairs said on Friday.
Syria has reached an agreement to send its crude oil to Russia in return for shipments of refined oil products, Syria's deputy prime minister for economic affairs said on Friday.
The Ministry of Economy and Trade issued a Resolution No. 122 date 14.5.2012 raised by which the price of a liter of diesel from 15 Syrian pounds to 20 , based on the provisions of Law No. 123 of 1960 the private affairs of supply and pricing, as amended, and the public interest.
the new price for the fuel material starts from the 15th of next September at a price of 13 thousand Syrian pounds per ton, rather than 8500 per ton, based on the approval of the Prime Minister on a memorandum of the Commission.
The value of the support of oil derivatives in the first half of this year reach 116 billion Syrian pounds, mostly for support diesel and fuel.
The Syrian Company for the storage and distribution of petroleum products Mahroukat stressed that the value of supporting the domestic prices of petroleum products and petroleum to meet the needs of the local market of petroleum products during the first quarter of this year reached 49.068 billion Syrian pounds.
Abdullah Khattab general Manager of Mahroukat said that the smuggling of diesel fuel to neighboring countries, especially Lebanon is currently in full swing and in large quantities and the increase of smuggling that they do not exceed 7-8% during the first two months this year increased during the month of March, and now to 17-18% .
Eng Sufian Allaw Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources stressed the importance of cooperation with citizens and to meet all their needs and the constant search for ways that contribute to the development of work and to facilitate procedures and immediate dealing with problems and address them without delay.
Eng. Abdullah Khattab Director General of Syrian Company for the storage and distribution of petroleum / Mahroukat / said that benzene octane 95 is available in a number of petrol stations affiliated of Mahroukat in the governorates of Damascus, Aleppo and Homs, Tartous and Lattakia, at 50 Syrian pounds per liter.
Eng. Abdullah Khattab General Manager of Mahroukat Company said that octane 95 to be sell starting of this month at 50 Syrian pounds at the pump stations of Mahroukat company, which Cabinet agreed on the recommendation of the Economic Commission in this regard was adopted by Syrian standards and specifications Body .
Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources has increased attention on the refining industry which is of a great importance in providing the local market needs of oil derivatives and the reduction of import, thus supporting the national economy through the provision of foreign exchange in addition to actions to improve the specification of petroleum products and the environmental situation in the refineries.