Syria has signed an agreement with US oil companies ConocoPhillips… (сирия · соглашение · компания)

Syria has signed an agreement with US oil companies ConocoPhillips and Novaterra. American energy company ConocoPhillips is preparing to sign a deal with the Syrian government to resume gas production in the country.

Consensus

• Syria signed agreements with U.S. companies ConocoPhillips and Novaterra
• The agreements focus on developing gas fields and increasing natural gas production
• The deals were signed in Damascus at the Ministry of Energy headquarters
• The agreements follow previous memorandums of understanding between the parties

Points of divergence

• The agreements were signed between Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC), ConocoPhillips, and Novaterra — vedomosti
• ConocoPhillips is close to signing an agreement with the Syrian government about gas production — kommersant
• The agreement will be signed within the week — kommersant
• ConocoPhillips will work with SPC and Novaterra on existing fields and new exploration — kommersant
• The agreements were the result of months of technical, legal, and commercial negotiations — vedomosti
• Iraq began exporting oil through Syria on May 3 — vedomosti