Why Syria’s small oil reserves have become the linchpin for political control in the region
KEY POINTS In 2010, before conflict erupted, Syrian wells produced around 385,000 barrels per day, according to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy. That amounted to just 0.5 percent of global production — around what North Dakota produced that year. Today the U.S. military and Kurdish-led forces are the ones controlling the area and…