Syria says oil production witnessing gradual decrease

Syrian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Sufian Alaw said on Friday that the country’s oil industry is facing great challenges as the production was witnessing a gradual decrease.

“The production of oil in Syria reached about 600,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 1996 while it records now about 400,000 bpd,” the minister was quoted as saying.
People’s Daily