Syria Still Leans on Russia for Oil Supply

Russia remains Syria’s top oil supplier and has even boosted its sales so far this year despite the fact that the Middle Eastern country emerged from a 14-year-long civil war leaning West and deposing Russia-backed leader Bashar al-Assad. Syria’s imports of oil from Russia have jumped by about 75% so far this year compared to the estimated 2025 average, according to Reuters calculations and vessel-monitoring data. Last year, Russia delivered a total of 16.8 million barrels of oil to Syria, equal to about 46,000 bpd, one of the Syrian…