Two Syrian pipelines were damaged amid attacks on energy infrastructure

The theft of fuel in the Baniyas Homs leak was mentioned due to the fire of the gas export line in Haskeh.

State media reported that two pipelines carrying gas and oil products were damaged in separate incidents in Syria, the latest disruption to the country's energy infrastructure following a series of suspected sabotage attacks.

According to the Syrian Ambassador Arjan (SANA), the Syrian State Oil Company announced the damages on Thursday. The incidents add to a number of attacks on Syria's oil and gas network in recent months, as the government tries to revive its energy sector.

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End of list Hours after damage to the oil product pipeline from the coastal city of Banias to Homs caused a fuel leak, an explosion occurred at the Jabsa gas pipeline in South Hasakah province late in the afternoon.

According to SANA, the company said that the gas pipeline was targeted in a "sabotage attack".

Neither SANA nor the company named the suspect or group responsible for the attacks.

Udi al-Satouf, the head of the company's media office, told SANA that a hole was found in the Baniyas-Homs pipeline in the Hodeida region west of Homs. He said crews isolated the damaged section and secured the surrounding area and closed the hatches on both sides of the damaged section. Repairs have begun, while other teams monitor the area for safety. State media said the leak was believed to be related to fuel theft

According to SANA, Al-Satouf said that gas will continue to reach the power plants through alternative arrangements and domestic gas supply has not been affected.

More than a week ago, the company announced that an oil pipeline near Tel Hamis in northeastern Haskeh province was damaged in a sabotage attack. The source added that the responsible officials were arrested.

According to SANA, in late September, a fire broke out in a gas pipeline between Al-Shala and Deir Ezzor in the east, stopping the flow of gas from the Jabsa power plant to the power stations. Gas pressure in the area dropped as crews worked to extinguish the fire, said Hisham al-Saleh, a gas department official at the company.

Syria has been working to restore its energy infrastructure and increase domestic oil production. This includes the resumption of operations at the oil fields in Haskeh to supply refineries in Homs and Banias. In January, the oil company announced plans to transfer crude oil from recently recovered fields to two refineries as part of efforts to revive the sector.