Deputy Minister of Syrian Energy for Oil Affairs Ghiath Diab, during a video meeting, discussed with a Saudi delegation led by Advisor to the Minister of Energy and General Supervisor of the International Projects Office Fuad Musa the executive program for Syrian-Saudi cooperation tracks in the energy sector and its developments.
In the same context, the Ministry of Energy stated on Friday that the two sides discussed facilitating cooperation and supply contracts in the energy sector, improving the efficiency of hydrocarbon resource management and investment, determining optimal uses for the energy mix, as well as discussing sustainability standards and their applications in the Syrian context.
For his part, it was confirmed that oil supplies will continue through "Aramco Trading Company", with the arrival of the first diesel shipment of 64,000 tons, and coordination for the next shipment to arrive in early November. The two sides also discussed investment opportunities for specialized Saudi companies in the Syrian market, and emphasized the necessity of completing coordination with the Syrian Ministry of Finance and naming representatives of both sides in committees and workshops.
He noted that the Syrian Petroleum Company began on October 19 the connection and unloading operations of the Starling vessel, loaded with approximately 63,784 metric tons of diesel, at the Baniyas Oil Terminal, which is the first shipment arriving from Saudi Aramco, under the agreement signed between the two sides.
The meeting was attended by the Director of the Petroleum Sector Regulation Department at the Syrian Ministry of Energy, Engineer Musa Al-Jabara, who is participating in monitoring the implementation of these important agreements that serve the oil sector.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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