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Article: SYRIA - The Gas Sector.
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- APS Review Downstream Trends
- Article date:
- March 3, 2008
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Allaw's ministry is pushing ahead with plans to boost production of natural gas with construction of three gas treatment plants. To be completed by 2010, these plants would increase gas output by 15 MCM/day to 37 MCM/day. Gas demand in Syria is rising amid a rapidly growing population, increased industrial requirements and the need to inject gas into oilfields to maintain or boost output.
Gas consumption now is averaging about 22 MCM/day - far below demand - and of this about 5 MCM/day are re-injected into the oilfields, with the rest going to the power and industrial sectors. Gas consumption is to projected to reach 40.7 MCM/day by 2012 and 50 MCM/day by 2010. ...