Syria Begins Production from Newly Recovered Oil Fields

The Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC) has begun extracting crude oil from newly recovered fields and expects production to reach 100,000 barrels per day within four months, according to a senior company official.

Safwan Sheikh Ahmad, Director of Corporate Communications at SPC, said on Saturday that technical teams have started oil extraction operations at the recently liberated fields and are transporting crude to the Homs and Baniyas refineries as part of a comprehensive plan to restore production capacity.

Speaking to Syria’s state news agency SANA, Sheikh Ahmad said current efforts are focused on returning the fields to the same technical condition they were in at the time they were reclaimed, after years of disruption.

Sheikh Ahmad expressed optimism that output would increase steadily over the coming months, reaching approximately 100,000 barrels per day, a level that would significantly strengthen Syria’s energy system and provide much-needed support to the national economy.

He noted that rehabilitation work includes repairing infrastructure, restoring well operations, and ensuring the safe transport of crude oil to refineries.

The announcement follows the restoration of government control over several oil fields in the Raqqa and Deir Ezzor provinces. After being secured by the Syrian Arab Army, the fields were formally handed over to the Syrian Petroleum Company to begin technical rehabilitation and reintegration into the national production network.

Syria’s oil sector has suffered extensive damage and production losses over more than a decade of conflict. Before the war, the country produced around 380,000 barrels per day, most of which came from eastern regions.

If achieved, the projected output would mark one of the most significant recoveries in Syria’s energy sector in recent years, easing pressure on fuel supplies, supporting electricity generation, and reducing reliance on costly imports.