Syrian government has great hopes on the Syrian gas to be used in all sectors (electricity – industry – the transfer of …. etc.) and has been officially modern discoveries large enough these sectors and can not export sections of it.

Terms

Syria produces natural gas from the corporate facilities of the General Petroleum Corporation 22-23 million cubic meters per day and of clean gas about 18-19 million cubic meters / day. Dr. Ali Abbas, Director General of GPC said: Syria will import 2.5 million cubic meters of gas per day from Egypt and these quantities are distributed by 85% for the Ministry of Electricity (power plants) where they provide more than a dozen power stations to gas clean and 7.5% for the Ministry of Homs oil refinery and the turbines of the Swedish Syrian oil also is allocated 7.5% for the Ministry of Industry plant fertilizer and cement plant Adra.
And the difference between the amounts of raw gas and clean gas, Abbas said: There are large quantities of gas consumed in the oil and gas facilities and is also converting a portion of the gas during the processing of hydrocarbon fluids and non-economic quantities are burned in different locations of non-economic feasibility.

Export prospects are possible

Abbas said about the contradiction in the statements from the supply of gas and exporting it,: Export as possible, supply may increase an existing The equation is subject to specific considerations, it is during the initial studies plans for gas production in Syria, compared with demand in the Syrian market, it appears that domestic production would not be sufficient to meet market needs local and there are opportunities to meet the need or the difference through imports from Arab countries, Iran and even Turkey In this context, talk about the import or export gas to the outside is a strategic vision aimed at taking into account all possibilities, especially in the case of exploration discovery of large quantities of gas that the prospecting and exploration is still ongoing, it is available, in particular we have not delved into Syrian waters and consequently, there is the potential for major discoveries allow export and according to this logic, export and supply is available.

On the gas pipeline between the sites of production and consumption, ” Dr. Abbas said: The length of the Syrian gas network is currently up to 2467 km of pipes of different diameters, covering all needs and are flexible enough in terms of the transfer of gas from any line to other lines which provides the integration and utilization of transport capacities and distribution currently available.

So, more than 25 million cubic meters of clean gas production is expected and existing projects under implementation goes mostly for power plants, but there are other vital projects waiting for gas as in the sectors of transport and industrial action may be to supply more gas to run the feasibility and usefulness of waiting for new discoveries