Syria says oil, gas production plunges due to U.S. sanctions

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Syria says oil, gas production plunges due to U.S. sanctions

STORY: Syria says oil, gas production plunges due to U.S. sanctions DATELINE: July 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:43 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the International Petroleum, Gas and Energy exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): FARHAN JAMIL ABDULLAH, Head of Syrian Oil Company 3. various of the expo 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MADA IBRAHIM, Chemical engineer, Syrian Gas Company 5. various of the expo 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): FIRAS HASSAN KADDOUR, Syrian Oil Minister STORYLINE: As a result of the U.S. sanctions and military presence in Syria, oil and gas production has decreased significantly in the country. This is according to the head of the state-run Syrian Petroleum Company, Farhan Jamil Abdullah, on the sideline of the Fourth Syria International Petroleum, Gas and Energy Exhibition (SyrPetro 2023), which runs from July 7 to 10 in the capital Damascus. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): FARHAN JAMIL ABDULLAH, Head of Syrian Oil Company "Most of the energy fields have gone out of government con

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