"We will deliver our oil and receive gasoline and fuel oil; it will be a barter," Qadri Jamil told journalists, adding that Syria is producing about 200,000 barrels per day.

Jamil, leading a delegation of economic officials including the country's oil and finance ministers, was in talks with Russian government and private sector officials on ways to alleviate the economic effects of sanctions on Syria.
 

"We need oil, oil products. Shortages of these materials are making the situation in the country difficult," he said at a news conference.
 

He also said Syria had asked for credit from Russia and that the size and terms of any loan would be decided "within weeks".
 

implementation of the resolution started at 1 o'clock am on Tuesday, 15/5/2012

It is noteworthy that the Syrian government has already raised the price per liter of diesel in 2008 to three times the price of the time, for up to 25 pounds per liter, to return later in the year 2009 to be reduced 5 to pounds, to be returned in the month of May of last year issued a decision reducing the price of a liter diesel from 20 pounds to 15 pounds.

The consumption of diesel fuel in Syria a year up to 7.5 billion liters of fuel oil and that the government supports up to 250 billion Syrian pounds a year note that the cost per a litr importer of this Article according to current prices according to the sources of the Ministry of Oil has reached to 55 pounds
 

Eng. Abdullah Khattab General Manager of Mahroukat Company said in a statement that the amount of consumption of fuel during the seven months amounted to 2.939 million tons, including 2.163 million tons of power plants and the amount of 774 thousand tons of the industrial sector and public sectors, distributed 350 thousand tons for the private sector and 324 thousand tons for the public sector industrial .

the average price of fuel at Mahroukat , and the proportion of local and imported Khattab said that the average price for the fuel as is 29 thousand pounds per ton, the percentage of local importer, the domestic production of the refineries Banias and Homs reached 2.33 million tons and imported 600 thousand tons.

about companies that are selling fuel at the world price, Khattab said there are three companies glass military co. . Badia Cement factory and , Lafarge Cement Company and the average global price of fuel is 30 thousand pounds per ton.

reviewing the numbers and calculating the difference between the domestic price and the world for the fuel, the support given to the fuel is over 55 billion pounds during the past seven months, and this re-putting the problem of subsidies once again in all countries of the developed world are sold derivatives international prices and given support to the final product, whether agricultural or industrial or other, cut the road on the existence of smuggling fuel in Syria, no one can deny the existence of smuggling which is an internal matter and why the existence of two prices for the material 8500 SP. and 30 thousand pounds per ton, it is through monitoring the consumption of the companies that get fuel by international prices shows that one of these companies, for example get much less than they need.

In a related request of the Prime Minister of the Ministry of Industry and limited medium-sizedenterprises that operate on diesel fuel and to determine the quantities that are subject to the subsidized price.

Eng Abdullah Khattab general manager of Mahroukat Company said that the value of sales of petroleum products during the first half of this year reached to 156 billion Syrian pounds while the value of purchases of internal and external ones reached to 273 billion pounds, which means that the deficit was 116 billion pounds is the support provided to oil derivatives especially diesel and fuel oil and gas because the liter diesel $ 40 pounds and is currently sold at 15 pounds and fuel price world 31 thousand pounds per ton, while it is sold to 8,500 pounds and cylinder gas cost of 600 pounds and sold for 250 pounds

He added This is the amount provided to support the derivatives plus the amounts of other expenses of the Company

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And the consumed quantities and the increase in consumption, Khattab said: As for diesel fuel in consumption reached to 3.6 billion liters, with an increase of 10% compared with the same period of the last year, As for the amounts of consumption of fuel has reached of 2.5 million tons which is comparable to the amount of consumption in the last year ..As for the gas the consumption amounts has reached to 36.3 cylinder with an increase of 8% from last year.

He explained that support expected for the second half of the year will be the largest in the light of the growing consumption of fuel oil and reduce its price from 20 pounds to 15 pounds.
And for green diesel, sales, Khattab said: Its consumption significantly increased and is currently sold in 200 stations in all parts of the country and reached the quantities consumed him during the first half of this year to 50 million liters, compared to 16 million liters last year and this reduces the crisis to some extent

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Eng. Abdullah Khattab , General Manager of Mahroukat said in a statement to “Syria-Oil” that the value of support / deficit fuel / came from the difference between the value of total sales for the company fuel during the first quarter, which amounted to 84.114 billion Syrian pounds and the value of total purchases, which amounted to 133.479 billion Syrian pounds including 45.837 billion Syrian pounds foreign purchases.

Khattab pointed out that the derivatives that are supporting prices are diesel and fuel oil and cooking gas, asphalt and the value of support of up to 200 billion Syrian pounds until the end of this year, if continued high world prices for crude oil, which in turn is reflected on the prices of derivatives.

Syria is produced from crude oil during the first quarter of 2011 amounted to 34.828 million barrels a rate of 387 thousand barrels per day refinery is about 200 thousand barrels per day from refineries at Homs and Banias, while the rest is exported as crude oil.

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He said that the rise in global oil prices contributed to the aggravation of the phenomenon of smuggling because the fuel oil also rose globally and we import part of the fuel oil at 45′s. O liter, while being sold with 20 SP. So there is a big difference is clear between the sale price in our country and that taken in the neighboring countries of Lebanon is sold in liter to 48 SP. In Jordan 37-38 SP. and In Turkey, 95 SP.

Khattab explained that the problem lies in the stations in the border areas that exploit these prices to smuggle the material that we have directed our branches in the countryside of Damascus, Homs and Tartous to follow combat this phenomenon and reduce it as much as possible.

For to supply fuel stations demands of fuel oil, although there was a shortage so as mentioned some of the owners of these stations Khattab confirmed that all allocations stations go to them without a decrease in any share under any circumstances and there is an increase or decrease is through the Commission on all fuels, the province that have been following allocation for each station to maintain where it was decided the increase in the quantity or decrease depending on the region and the state of the weather.

Allaw pointed out during his tour of the warehouse of Mahroukat company and the unity of gas filling and General Establishment of Geology in Adra, accompanied by Mr. Abdullah Khattab general manager of Mahroukat the need for constant communication with citizens and price control and facilitate the process of securing materials, fuel and provide better services and to take safety measures and protection for professional employees.

The Minister indicated to the importance of the computerize oil services company and secure Mahroukat supplies test gas cylinders according to precise specifications and the search for qualified companies to provide new and appropriate valves to replace damaged estimated at about 600 to 700 thousand cylinders annually.

Samir Hussein, director of the southern region of the company said that all applications registered has been implemented in the company’s branches in Damascus and its countryside and Quenitra, and a shield for diesel fuel as they hit the daily requests to 250 requests the quantity of each, including 21 thousand liters was also to meet all requests for benzene in the amount of 150 applications per day In addition to the availability of energy storage warehouses are good and there is no delay to any request for all the centers.

Ibrahim Jumaa Branch Manager Damascus and its countryside of the unity of the gas said that the daily production of the cylinders 50 cylinders and increases production increased consumption and all applications are existed and is fast and easy stressing that it will sell gas cylinders are empty of citizens soon as received the company fuel about 75 thousand new cylinder to meet the needs of consumers after the necessary tests on them.

The Chairman of the Association of tanks and tank drivers and gas distribution agents many of the proposals about the difficulties they face during the transfer and distribution of petroleum products and has had to respond to all proposals that lead to the provision of quality service to citizens.

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He added that the sale of this substance came after the approval of the Council of Ministers on the recommendation of the Economic Commission to import gasoline octane 95 and in accordance with the specification of the European and at 50 Syrian pounds to the consumer, after the Ministry received oil several requests from owners of modern cars, which recommends that processors using gasoline high octane.

وأشار خطاب الى ان البنزين عالي الأوكتان يباع الآن في محطات المزة قرب المركز الثقافي والأمويين قرب وزارة التعليم العالي ودمر على طريق قدسيا اضافة الى محطات محروقات في مدينة طرطوس و الزبدية في حلب والشعلة في مدخل مدينة حمص والشاطئ في اللاذقية لافتا الى أن الشركة تعتزم بيع هذه المادة في محطة مطار دمشق الدولي قريبا.
He pointed out that gasoline high octane is now sold in stations Mezze near the Cultural Center and Umayyads near the Ministry of Higher Education and Palmyra on the Qudsaya road in addition to the Mahroukat stations in the city of Tartus and al-Zibdya in Aleppo and al-shoulla at the entrance to the city of Homs and al-shaate in Lattakia, pointing out that the company plans to sell this material in station in Damascus International Airport soon.

on the consumption of gasoline, he said that the sales of ordinary benzene reached during the month of February 175 million liters, up 7 percent from sales in February 2010 while sales of the substance in January of this year, 186 million liters, up 11 percent from the same month last year.

He pointed out that the concept of high-octane is the number that measures the ability of gasoline to combat the phenomenon of roads resulting from the combustion of early fuel in the engine and this is linked to technical matters Ksrap damage the engine and combustion for pointing out this type of gasoline is only for modern cars, which recommends that manufacturers use them while other cars don’t, which does not have a recommendation from its use of the features of this type of gasoline.

He added that octane 95 is fully imported and that came at the request of the owners of modern cars that the manufacturers recommend using a high octane. ‏

 
On the other hand, Eng. Khattab said that diesel sales increased during the first month of this year compared with the same month last year by 10% as sales reached 725 million liters.

Benzene consumption increased as a result of the increasing number of cars, but is interesting that the height increased by 11% compared with same month of last year and this is equivalent to the increase in the months of the tourist season and that indicates anything, it indicates that people’s dependence on private transport With regard to the quantities sold during the first month of the current year has reached to 186 million liters.

the concept of high-octane is the number that measured the ability of Benzene to combat the phenomenon of roads resulting from the combustion of fuel early in the engine and this is linked to technical matters like speed of damage the engine and combustion.

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Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources reviewed during the meetings follow the plans and programs of companies that the annual plan for HRC in 2010 aimed to contribute to the realization of this plan economic and social development in Syria through the provision of local market growing need of oil products and mineral oils, where the assumed productivity plan of the refining is about 170.5 million metric tons of crude oil in 2010 while the total amount of actually refined oil is 5.805 million metric tons by the implementation average of 112 percent.

the amount of actually oil produced 42 990 metric tones compared to 60000 tons and the planned implementation rate of 72 percent.
While volume of oil derivatives produced was 5.567 million metric tons, while the quantities planned to be produced 4.908 million metric tons by the implementation of 113 percent.

In Banias refinery has reached the total crude oil refined in the 2010 total of 5.924 million metric tons compared to 5.880 million metric tons planned by the implementation of 100 percent while the total of the additional derivatives processing 2.137 million metric tons

The total expenditure on the investment plan of 508 million Syrian pounds by the implementation of 100 percent for the period included the replacement and renovation projects and the city center and station loading and unloading and project engineering solutions of the economics of refining.

the oil ministry said that total sales of Mahroukat Company from Fuel in 2010 reached a total of 7.605 million tons of oil products, gasoline different kinds of diesel kerosene types, and total sales of oil, grease, metal fuel asphalt liquefied gas,coke, White Spirit, Solvents 6.763 million tons, bringing the total sales to 14.367 million tons, internally and externally while the sales of bottled gas cylinders 66.226 cylinder and change of 208516 empty cylinder with new ones.

The company bought from local sources 4.912 million tons of gasoline, diesel and kerosene different kinds of 5.024 million tons of mineral oils, fuel gas, liquefied asphalt coke White Spirit, Solvents, bringing the total purchases of the Interior to 9.963 million tons.

4.664 million tons of diesel fuel gasoline and liquid gas have been imported.

total sales for implementing was 307.097 Syrian pounds while the value of total purchases 413.613 Syrian pounds, including 141.894 ls purchases of Foreign Affairs, ie the value of purchases of the company’s total increased value of sales for the year 2010 a difference of 106.516 billion Syrian pounds to meet the needs of the local market of derivatives oil.

oil industry has seen remarkable progress in Syria in recent years reflected in the modified and improved some of the specifications of oil derivatives to reduce their environmental impact.

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