Syria's New 'Militarized' Oil Companies

Jan 23, 2019 | Vanand Meliksetian
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The victory of Assad’s Russian-backed forces in the Syrian civil war provides a once in a lifetime opportunity for the Russian energy sector. The Russian firm Gazprom is one of the companies that has been positioning itself to reinvigorate the Syrian energy industry. The relative instability of the country would require military protection for normal energy companies. Gazprom, however, could soon become the world’s first militarized resource company.