They're all falling in line nicely.

Looks like Voldemort wants us to be the oil "guy" around the globe.

Syria signs landmark offshore oil field deal with Chevron and a Qatari investor

The agreement marks Syria’s first offshore oil exploration step with Chevron and Qatari investor UCC Holding to boost hydrocarbon production after years of conflict.

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Feb 5, 2026

• On Wednesday, the Syrian Petroleum Company signed a memorandum of understanding in Damascus with Chevron and UCC Holding to assess offshore oil and gas exploration, with Chevron calling it an initial agreement.

• The Syrian government seeks reconstruction funding, with the Petroleum Company aiming to expand hydrocarbon production and consolidate military and political gains after last month's recapture of the oil-rich northeast.

• Chevron, active in the Eastern Mediterranean, operates Israel's Leviathan gas field and signed the deal on Syria's coast, attended by Tom Barrack, U.S. special envoy to Syria.

• If pursued, offshore exploration could revive Syria's hydrocarbon sector, boost government revenues and attract more foreign investment, and the signing is part of Gulf and U.S.-linked deals supporting President Ahmed al-Sharaa's government.

• After a Russian-backed 2013 project with Soyuzneftegaz was abandoned, the move returns Syria to Eastern Mediterranean competition involving Turkey, Greece and Israel.