Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources (Syria)
| وزارة النفط والمحميات المعدنية | |
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| Formed | 1966 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Syria |
| Headquarters | Damascus |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | mompr.gov.sy |
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The Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources is a department of the Cabinet of Syria of the Syria. It is led by the Minister of Oil.[1]
History
[edit]In 2020, United States sanctions were placed on the ministry.[2]
Responsibilities
[edit]Identified the functions and competencies of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral recourses under Legislative Decree No. 121 of 1970 and Act No. 45 6/30/2001 so as to become its terms of reference are the following:
- Supervision of the institutions and enterprises of the ministry.
- The supervision of the Prospecting production and investment efficiently managed if productivity was oil and mineral resources.
- The policy of all aspects of the activity on the oil, gas and mineral resources.
- Supervision of the implementation of development projects and the activity related with both oil and mineral resources.
- Adoption of the development plans of institutions and companies of the ministry, that continued their implementation.
- Prepare studies and plans which the process of development required and modernization of the ministry and with a view to keeping pace with The developments oil industry and mineral resources in the world.
- Coordination among the institutions, and enterprises of the ministry, and work to resolve all differences.
- Working to secure funding for its projects productivity and investment cooperation with the concerned authorities.[3]
Institutions and companies affiliated with the Ministry
[edit]- General Oil Corporation
- Syrian Petroleum Company
- Syrian Gas Company
- Syrian Company for Oil Transport
- Al Furat Oil Company
- Deir Ezzor Oil Company
- Kawkab Oil Company
- Hayyan Oil Company
- Ebla Oil Company
- Degla Oil Company
- Al-Rasheed Oil Company
- General Corporation for Oil Refining and Distribution of Petroleum Derivatives
- State Company for Homs Refinery
- State Company for Baniyas Refinery
- General Corporation of Geology and Mineral Resources
- The General Company for Phosphates and Mines
- National Seismic Center
- Institute of Petroleum and Mineral Professions
Ministers of Oil
[edit]| Minister | Government | Term | |||
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| Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources | |||||
| Mustafa Haddad | Hafez al-Assad Government First Abdul Rahman Khleifawi Government |
1970 to 1972 | |||
| Fayez Al-Nasser | Mahmoud al-Ayyubi Government | 1972 to 1973 | |||
| Al-Kafri's reparation | Mahmoud al-Ayyubi Government | 1973 to 1974 | |||
| Adnan Mustafa | Mahmoud al-Ayyubi Government Second Abdul Rahman Khleifawi Government |
1974 to 1976 | |||
| Issa Darwish | Second Abdul Rahman Khleifawi Government Muhammad Ali al-Halabi Government |
1976 to 1980 | |||
| Abdul-Jabbar Al-Dahhak | Abdul Rauf al-Kasm Government | 1980 to 1984 | |||
| Ghazi Al-Droubi | Abdul Rauf al-Kasm Government | 1984 to 1987 | |||
| Matanios Habib | Mahmoud Zuabi Government | 1987 to 1992 | |||
| Nader Nabulsi | Mahmoud Zuabi Government | 1992 to 1996 | |||
| Maher Jamal | Mahmoud Zouabi Government First Mustafa Mero Government |
1996 to 2001 | |||
| Ibrahim Haddad | Second Mustafa Mero government Muhammad Naji al-Otari government |
2001 to 2006 | |||
| Sufian Allaw | Muhammad Naji al-Otari government Adel Safar government |
2006 to 2012 | |||
| Said Heneidy | Riyad Hijab government First Wael al-Halqi government |
2012 to 2013 | |||
| Suleiman al-Abbas | First Wael al-Halqi government Second Wael al-Halqi government |
2013 to 2016 | |||
| Ali Suleiman Ghanem | Imad Khamis government | 2016 to 2020 | |||
| Bassam Tohme | First Hussein Arnous government Second Hussein Arnous government |
2020 to 2023 | |||
| Firas Hassan Kaddour | Second Hussein Arnous government | 2023 to 2024 | |||
| Mustafa al-Mousa | Syrian Transitional Government | 2024 to present | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Syrian Ministry of Petroleum & Mineral Resources Company News". www.rigzone.com. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ "Syria's Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources". Arab News. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ "Ministry's Strategy".