Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources (Syria)
وزارة النفط والمحميات المعدنية | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1966 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Syria |
Headquarters | Damascus |
Minister responsible | |
Website | mompr.gov.sy |
Member State of the Arab League |
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The Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources is a department of the Council of Ministers of the Syrian Arab Republic. 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 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".