OIL & GAS ACTIVITIES/CHEMICALS AND HEALTH
ELF HYDROCARBURES SYRIE (EHS), A SUBSIDIARY OF THE FRENCH ELF AQUITANE GROUP, STARTED ITS OPERATIONS IN 1988 ON THE DEIR EZ ZOR PREMIT WHERE IT SIGNED A PRODUCTION SHARING AGREEMENT IN DECEMBER 88.
NINE DISCOVERIES HAD BEEN MADE IN THE SOUTHEAST OF THE DEIR EZ ZOR REGION. PRODUCTION FROM THE FIELDS, MAINLY JAFRA, ATALA AND QAHAR, WITH AN AVERAGE DAILY PRODUCTION OF 60,000 BARRELS OF OIL IN 97 IS OPERATED BY DEIR EZ ZOR PETROLEUM COMPANY (DEZPC), A JOINT COMPANY (ELF HYDROCARBURES SYRIE 50% AND THE SYRIAN PETROLEM COMPANY 50%) FORMED IN SEPTEMBER 1990.
NOW EHS IS CONDUCTNG EXPLORATION WORKS IN THE TISHREN PEMIT IT HAS BEN AWARDED IN JANUAR 97. A LARGE 3D SEISMIC ACQUISITION CAMPAIGN IS PROGRESSING WELL AND THE INTERPRETATION WORK IS STARTNG. EHS IS ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING IN A FORTHCOMING GAS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN THE DEIR EZ ZOR REGION.
SHARNG COMPANIES:
- ELF AQUITAINE GROUP: OIL & GAS/CHEMICAL/HEALTH, (FRANCE)
- ELF EXPLORATION PRODUCTION: OIL & GAS ACTIVITIES, (FRANCE)
- ELF AQUITANE GAZ, (FRANCE)