Equipo Nizkor - S/2016/900 - Letter from Syria detailing the estimates of the costs of losses resulting from attacks against oil and gas facilities.

United Nations
Security Council

S/2016/900

Distr.: General
28 October 2016
English
Original: Arabic

Identical letters dated 26 October 2016 from the Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council

On instructions from my Government, and further to our previous letters drawing your attention to attacks by the so-called international coalition against civilians, infrastructure and economic facilities in the Syrian Arab Republic, I transmit herewith a table containing:

(a) Initial estimates of the costs of losses resulting from attacks carried out by the so-called international coalition against oil and gas facilities in the Syrian Arab Republic during the period from 1 August to 16 October 2016 (see annex I).

(b) Initial estimates of the overall costs of losses resulting from attacks carried out by the so-called international coalition against oil and gas facilities in the Syrian Arab Republic from the onset of those attacks to 16 October 2016 (see annex II).

The Syrian Arab Republic reiterates its position regarding counter-terrorism, which it has set out in identical letters addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council, including the letter issued under the symbol A/68/984-S/2014/642.

The Syrian Arab Republic once again calls for an immediate cessation of such violations and reiterates that it has the right to demand compensation from the States of the so-called international coalition for their deliberate destruction of Syrian infrastructure and service, industrial, production and gas installations.

I should be grateful if the present letter could be issued as a document of the Security Council.

(Signed) Bashar Ja'afari
Ambassador
Permanent Representative

Annex I to the identical letters dated 26 October 2016 from the Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council

Table of initial estimates of cumulative damages resulting from the bombing by the air force of the so-called Western coalition of oil and gas installations from 23 September 2014 to 16 October 2016

Value of damages to active and other associated companies assessed recently for the period from 1 August to 16 October 2016

Company Date Location Losses and damage sustained Amount of losses (United States dollars)

Direct Indirect losses (from burning of oil and gas) Total

Furat Petroleum Company 26 September 2016 Jaziyah The area near Jaziyah well No. 115 was attacked. The well head was not damaged. Costs are for pollution clean-up only 175,000 8,118 183,118

26 September 2016 Umar field Well O-NE 109 was targeted and the well head was struck. The resulting fire was extinguished. The costs include the damage to the well head (connection equipment) + repair excavator + pollution clean-up 1,305,000 8,118 1,313,118

26 September 2016 Umar field Umar wells Nos. 122 and 178 were struck but not damaged. Costs are for pollution clean-up only 350,000 16,236 366,236

Total losses 1,830,000 32,472 1,862,472

Company Date Location Losses and damage sustained Amount of losses (United States dollars)

Direct Indirect losses (from burning of oil and gas) Total

Dayr al Zawr Petroleum Company 14 September 2016 Jafra field Bombardment of the housing facilities at the Jafra field 50,000 - 50,000

Total losses 50,000 - 50,000

Annex II to the identical letters dated 26 October 2016 from the Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council

Cumulative value of damages assessed from the onset of the bombings on 23 September 2014 to 16 October 2016

Initial estimates of losses sustained at the oil and gas installations of all companies in the Syrian Arab Republic as result of the bombings carried out by the air force of the so-called Western coalition, estimated from the onset of the bombings to 16 October 2016 Amount of losses (United States dollars)

Direct Indirect (from production delays or burning of oil and gas) Total

In 2014 521,330,048 22,280,985 543,611,033

In 2015 1,015,001,533 112,256,257 1,127,257,790

In 2016 125,554,200 45,507 125,599,707

Total 1,661,885,781 134,582,749 1,796,468,530

Grand total 1,796,468,530

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Letter from Syria detailing the estimates of the costs of losses resulting from attacks carried out by the "international coalition" against oil and gas facilities in Syria

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Company	Date	Location	Losses and damage sustained	Amount of losses (United States dollars)
Company	Date	Location	Losses and damage sustained	Direct	Indirect losses (from burning of oil and gas)	Total
Furat Petroleum Company	26 September 2016	Jaziyah	The area near Jaziyah well No. 115 was attacked. The well head was not damaged. Costs are for pollution clean-up only	175,000	8,118	183,118
	26 September 2016	Umar field	Well O-NE 109 was targeted and the well head was struck. The resulting fire was extinguished. The costs include the damage to the well head (connection equipment) + repair excavator + pollution clean-up	1,305,000	8,118	1,313,118
	26 September 2016	Umar field	Umar wells Nos. 122 and 178 were struck but not damaged. Costs are for pollution clean-up only	350,000	16,236	366,236
Total losses				1,830,000	32,472	1,862,472

Company	Date	Location	Losses and damage sustained	Amount of losses (United States dollars)
Company	Date	Location	Losses and damage sustained	Direct	Indirect losses (from burning of oil and gas)	Total
Dayr al Zawr Petroleum Company	14 September 2016	Jafra field	Bombardment of the housing facilities at the Jafra field	50,000	-	50,000
Total losses				50,000	-	50,000