Syria Oil and Gas Deals, 2025 to 2026: What They Mean for Safety and Communications
A sourced timeline of the main agreements shaping Syria’s oil and gas sector, including ConocoPhillips, Chevron, QatarEnergy and Saudi field-services firms.
Syria oil and gas deals at a glance
Syria oil and gas deals since 2025 include the ConocoPhillips and Novaterra gas contract, offshore agreements with Chevron, QatarEnergy and TotalEnergies, and Saudi field-services contracts. This page lists the main Syria oil and gas deals with sources and dates, and flags what remains unconfirmed.
The headline contract: ConocoPhillips and Novaterra, 16 June 2026
On 16 June 2026 the Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC) signed a gas-development contract in Damascus with the US companies ConocoPhillips and Novaterra Energy. It followed months of technical, legal and commercial talks that built on a November 2025 memorandum of understanding. SPC's director-general, Youssef Qablawi, called it the biggest contract since the new authorities took power.
Scope.
Development of several gas fields and higher output from existing fields, including rehabilitation of operational infrastructure and phased production increases, with later phases on further development and exploration subject to approvals. The stated aim is to strengthen gas supply for the electricity sector.
Syria's share.
SPC's media relations director said the Syrian side will receive 56 percent under the contract, with the two companies holding the remaining 44 percent.
Fields.
The fields have not been formally named. MEES reports that a map on Novaterra's website shows three development areas, Tabyyah near Deir ez-Zor, Bilaas north of Palmyra and a North Damascus block, which is unconfirmed.
Volumes.
A November 2025 report cited a target of about 4 to 5 million cubic meters of gas per day within a year of implementation. No volume or timeline has been published for the June contract itself.
Not disclosed.
The contract value, duration, investment amount and detailed terms have not been released.
Timeline of the main agreements
July 2025
US firms Baker Hughes, Hunt Energy and Argent LNG were reported to be developing a masterplan for Syria's energy sector.
November 2025
SPC signed a memorandum with ConocoPhillips and Novaterra to develop gas fields. SPC's chief executive said it could add 4 to 5 million cubic meters per day within a year.
December 2025
Saudi firms signed service agreements: ADES to raise output from existing fields by up to 50 percent by end-2026, Taqa for drilling, well development and maintenance, Argas for geophysical services and Arabian Drilling for onshore rigs.
January 2026
Syria signed a gas supply agreement with Jordan for about 4 million cubic meters per day, and officials targeted gas output of about 15 million cubic meters per day by end-2026, up from about 7 million.
4 February 2026
SPC signed a memorandum with Chevron and Qatar's UCC Holding on offshore exploration in Syria's territorial waters. Drilling was expected to start before summer, and reaching gas reserves could take up to four years.
May 2026
Syria signed a memorandum with ConocoPhillips, TotalEnergies and QatarEnergy on offshore oil and gas exploration.
May 2026
The Baniyas refinery was reported back at full production, and tenders for refinery upgrades, including a new 150,000 barrel-per-day refinery, were planned.
July 2026
An SPC official said only 40 percent of oil and gas wells were operating, with output of about 130,000 barrels of oil and 6.3 million cubic meters of gas per day.
The government has also stated a target of 1 million barrels of oil per day by 2030.
What is still unclear
Field names, contract values, volumes and timelines for most agreements have not been published, and several figures differ between sources. Memoranda of understanding are not binding contracts. Anything we cannot source is left out of this page.
What this means for safety, security and communications
More drilling, field rehabilitation, gas processing and eventually offshore work means more remote, high-consequence sites that need dependable communications and safety systems, and new or rehabilitated facilities that need to be built and kept safe. Public mobile coverage is uneven in many of these areas, so site networks and emergency communications cannot rely on it. These are the areas we are developing, as proposed offerings:
Sources & References
Third-party sources behind the facts on this page, as reported on the dates shown. Listing a source does not imply any affiliation. Figures differ between sources, and readers should verify current details.
- SANA: Syria signs gas development agreement with ConocoPhillips and Novaterra (June 2026)
- Energy Connects: Syria signs deal with ConocoPhillips to revive natural gas production (June 2026)
- AFP via Connaissance des Énergies: Syria signs a gas contract with ConocoPhillips (June 2026)
- Asharq Al-Awsat: Syria to receive 56% share of the US gas development deal (June 2026)
- MEES: ConocoPhillips finalizes Syria contract (June 2026)
- Enab Baladi: Syrian government plans to double gas production in 2026 (January 2026)
- Hurriyet Daily News: Syria signs gas sector contract with a US energy company (2026)
- Hydrocarbon Processing: US firms to develop Syria energy masterplan (July 2025)
- Enterprise: Saudi firms sign agreements to boost Syrian gas production (December 2025)
- Enab Baladi: Ministry of Energy signs agreement with Jordan to supply gas (January 2026)
- Offshore Magazine: Syria agrees to offshore exploration deal with Chevron and Qatar's UCC (February 2026)
- Enab Baladi: Baniyas refinery resumes full production (May 2026)
- Enab Baladi: only 40% of Syria's oil and gas wells operating (July 2026)
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