Twenty oil tankers loaded with crude oil from the Al-Omar and Al-Tanak fields in Deir ez-Zor countryside arrived at the Syrian Oil Company in Baniyas, Tartus province, over the past hour on January 25, 2026, marking the first shipment since the government seized the fields from the Syrian Democratic Forces last week, according to monitoring account QalaatAlMudiq on X. QalaatAlMudiq described the development as a milestone for economic recovery reached last night, with the convoy transporting oil extracted after regaining control of the fields to Baniyas and Homs refineries. The account stated the current plan calls for increasing production to around 100,000 barrels per day within four months. A separate X post by Wolveri07681751 confirmed the arrival of the 20 tankers as the first batch to reach the company. This shipment follows Damascus officials' tour of grain silos and mills in Deir Ezzor areas formerly controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces earlier on January 25, as reported by QalaatAlMudiq, aligning with government efforts to assess and sustain production in recaptured territories.
