Syria resumes oil extraction at fields regained from SDF

Syria has resumed extracting oil at fields in the country's northeast that were recently recaptured from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the state news agency SANA reported Saturday.



According to the report, an official with the Syrian Petroleum Company said the crude oil would be transported to refineries in Homs and Baniyas, located in Syria's central Homs province and northwestern Tartus province, respectively.



The official said oil output from the fields is expected to reach about 100,000 barrels per day within four months, which would help bolster the country's energy sector and support the national economy.