Eng. Abdullah Khattab Mahroukat GM. Stressed that diesel consumption cut down from 550 million liter in October 2008 to 450 million liter in October 2009 adding that at the beginning og This month and the start of rains we suppose that diesel demand will increase and we are ready to all assumptions.
Syrian Company for storage and distribution of petroleum products (Mahroukat) sold during the first half of this /4.266/ million cubic meters of different kinds of white derivatives petrol, diesel – kerosene fuels.
Prime Minister Mohammed Naji Otri said “The experience of the distribution of vouchers for household heating have proved inadequate,so that the government adopts alternative cash instead, which will be distributed to all families.
Syrian Government decrease fuel price from 25 to 20 SP. a liter. This step came during people assembly session on Tuesday which was attended by premier and cabinets members.
Director-General of public Company for the storage and distribution of petroleum products, “fuel,” Abdullah Al-Khattab said the work of diesel vouchers that allow Syrian families buying on thousands liter of supported diesel fully and completely finished on 30/4/2009.
Dr. Mohamed Hussein, Minister of Finance said that the Government will announce within the next few weeks on the alternative to diesel vouchers to ensure access and support to the citizen, stressing that the cash allowance is the closest option to choose.
Premier Mohammed Naji Ottri said that the government has prospects about decrease oil derivatives prices after raising lot of voices calling for decreasing prices as neighbors markets do so after dropping of world oil prices.
Total quantities of Syrian storing and distribution gas company “Mahroukat” sales of oil productions during 2008 was 10.712 million cubic meter equal to 8.780 million tons of Benzene, fuel, and kerosene.
The total quantity of refined crud oil reached in Banias Refinery in 2008 to 5.909.653 metric ton compared with 5.880.000 metric ton planned with 100% execution range.
Syrian Cabinet issued a decision says that the weekly rate of fuel per ton is 7500 SP. few weeks after raising the price sale of fuel from of 6000 SP. per ton to 9000 at the beginning of last December.
