Syria30 September, 20262 min read
Syrian Petroleum Restores Al-Jabsa Gas Line After Sabotage Damage In Deir Ez-Zor
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Al-Jabsa gas line restored to service after sabotage damage in Deir Ezzor, per SANA. Gas pipeline explosion halted gas to Deir Ali, al-Nasiriyah, and Tishreen plants.
Sabotage Repair Restores Gas
The Syrian Petroleum Company restored the Al-Jabsa gas line to service after crews repaired sabotage damage in the Al-Shoula area in the southern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
The company said the repair work included replacing a damaged section of the line measuring 18 meters in length and 16 inches in diameter, before gas flow was resumed through it.
Yusuf al-Yusuf, the Director of Onshore Gas at the Syrian Gas Company, said the resumption of gas flow via the Jabsa line after its restoration enhances the continuity of gas supplies.
SANA said the pipeline between al-Shoula and Deir ez-Zor was damaged on Sept. 28 when a sectional valve on the line exploded, and it said crews replaced an 18-meter section of the 16-inch-diameter pipeline before restoring service.
The Syrian Petroleum Company said the Al-Jabsa oil and gas fields are located in the southern countryside of Hasakeh Governorate and include hundreds of oil and gas wells under its supervision.
Two Blasts Hit Power
The Syrian gas transmission network saw two explosions on September 28 and 30 between Deir ez-Zor and the Rif Damascus, disrupting electricity generation supplies. The first incident halted gas flow from the Jbaṣa plant after an explosion of a sectional valve, and the second explosion knocked Deir Ali, al-Nasrīya, and Tishreen power plants offline. Syrian authorities began restoring gas supplies on Thursday to the Deir Ali power plant after an explosion disrupted three generating stations and reduced electricity available on the national grid.
Energy Minister Mohammad Al-Bashir told SANA that the fire at the Tishreen plant had been brought under control, while authorities had not determined whether the blast was caused by a technical failure, an intentional attack or sabotage. Hisham al-Saleh, the head of the gas sector at the Syrian Petroleum Company, estimated repairing the damage would take one week to ten days.
Grid Consequences and Monitoring
The Syrian Electricity Company announced on Wednesday that the generating stations of Deir Ali, al-Nasiriyeh, and Tishreen were taken out of service following an explosion on a gas line at the Tishreen power station in Rural Damascus. The Syrian Petroleum Company said both incidents were a result of sabotage, and it added that no one had claimed responsibility for any of the explosions. The Syrian Electricity Company warned the shutdown would increase power rationing hours.
SANA said civil defense teams reached the scene and that “the fire that broke out in a gas pipeline at the Tartous thermal station near Haran al-Awamid in eastern Rural Damascus has been brought under control, and the cooling process has begun.” Authorities announced on Monday that a fire had broken out in a gas line between the Shoula area and Deir Ezor “as a result of a sabotage act,” and the fire led to a halt in gas pumping from the Al-Jabsa plant toward the power plants.