Prime Minister Mohammad Naji Otri on Tuesday discussed with Chief Executive Officer of Canada’s Suncor Company Rick George cooperation prospects between the Company and the gas and oil companies in Syria.

The two sides agreed on cooperation in exploring and prospecting for oil and gas in addition to increasing energy productivity and training cadres in this field.

The meeting touched upon work mechanism and the phases of implementing the projects being carried out by Suncor Company in Syria.

George stressed that the Company is keen on increasing investment volume and widening its exploratory activities in the next stage.

Suncor Energy’s company is one of the largest oil and gas production accounted for the Canadian Petro-Canada last year and took over management of the development.

It is worth mentioning that the company Petro-Canada conducts exploratory drilling and exploration from the date 02.14.2004, where in which the survey Saesmi two-dimensional cover / 417 / km al-Helo – B of depth in 2750 and well Eldahrmat-A of the depth of 3030 m perforated variety Alchorahina Dolomite, and began the first phase of extension for a period of exploration on 13/2/2008 for 30 months, “where they are currently preparing to drill a well Manda – A.

President Bashar al-Assad in the twenty-second of April inaugurated gas plant Ebla in the Alfrqls in Homs governorate, which was carried out by Petrofac for the Petro-Canada has a production capacity of 2.5 million cubic meters of clean gas per day and working draft of Ebla to exploit gas reserves of 500 billion cubic feet.

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