Oil and Mineral Resources Minister Eng. Sufian Allaw said that his ministry plans «to send Syrian cadres to Chinese oil companies to receive training»; to enhance the bilateral cooperation in this area.
Minister of Electricity Dr Ahmed Qusai Kiali said that about 17 companies applied to invest in renewable energy, including wind power, pointing at the same time to new beginning of big projects this year to reduce the loss of electricity.
It is well known that the cost of production per ton of fuel costing the Syrian government about 25 thousand Syrian pounds, but it sell backed for industrialists at a 8500 Syrian pounds per ton, and in order to reach a price commensurate with the prices of fuel globally, the government decided to increase the price per ton of a fuel according to a schedule of gradual start date 01/04/2011
President Bashar Assad on Sunday issued Legislative Decree No. /12/ for the year 2011 on heating allowance.
rates of consumption of petroleum products during last month fell sharply, especially diesel fuel consumption rate, which dropped 22% during the month of November compared with the same month last year.
The results of tracking the implementation of the plan to end the third quarter of the establishments and companies of oil ministry to deficit in Mahroukat company at more than 74.5 billion Syrian pounds due to the support of oil derivatives and thus there is a shortfall in the price of materials of fuel oil – fuel – home gas.
the statistical data for the consumption of petroleum products Showed that the consumption of Syria of these products reached a day to about 350 thousand barrels of oil equivalent last year, an increase of about 5 thousand barrels for the year 2008, which had witnessed the move the government to prices of oil derivatives in different proportions, which was the most important of diesel fuel, which rose by 256% compared to the price that had prevailed for years.
cabinet approved at its regular session on Tuesday a bill replacing all the fees and annual taxes imposed on cars and motorcycles automatic by adding of 4 pounds on the price of a liter of gasoline.
Mahroukat company indicated that the demand for lead-free petrol has increased during the current year largely where the percentage increase in some months to / 14 / percent, prompting the company to increase the quantities imported of this article to cover domestic consumption.
Well-informed sources confirmed that the government is considering reducing subsidies for energy during the eleventh five-year plan by 10% and plan to bring additional revenue derived from the process of reducing energy subsidies to public investment and public transfers.
