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The Syrian government has announced its intention to import more crude oil to cover the fuel shortage due to Western sanctions that have disrupted shipments of Iranian oil.
Prime Minister Hossein Arnous did not explain how his country would provide the additional supplies, but he said, “We imported 1.2 million tons of Iranian crude oil along with other petroleum products worth $ 820 million in the last six months.”
He added, “We are now producing 20 thousand barrels per day only with the loss of about 400 thousand barrels per day from the oil fields in the northwest of the country, which is currently under the control of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, led by the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units.”
He continued: “Syria has become dependent on oil imports, and used a large amount of hard currency to buy petroleum products.”
And Syria, which is subject to sanctions, faced several months of fuel shortages last year, which pushed it to work on rationing of fuel.
Source: “Reuters”
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