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to neighbors like Iraq and Saudi Arabia. SERVICES for the collection and transfer of hydrocarbon
Still, oil did help prop up the government of fluids through the piping networks.
President Bashar al-Assad before the civil war. Duqm Hongtong Piping This type of pipes will be one of the
In 2014, while the Assad forces were modern technologies used for oil and gas
fighting rebel forces closing on Damascus, the factory opens in Oman operations in the Sultanate, as well as being
jihadi group Islamic State (IS) took swaths of a new addition to the sector due to its high
oil country in north, east and central Syria. The Special Economic Zone at Duqm (Sezad) quality and durability compared to the metal
During its peak IS captured the Syrian city has announced a significant milestone by pipes that are commonly used in the oil and
of Raqqa as the capital of its self-declared celebrating the opening of Duqm Hongtong gas sector.
caliphate. Piping Factory on October 25, the first factory Further, these pipes are manufactured as
The Kurds in this part of Syria began in the Sino-Omani Industrial City in Duqm. per the technical specifications accredited by
blocking IS attacks on their towns and Being the first-of-its-kind project in the Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) and
villages. They allied with the United States in Sultanate, the project is developed as an the American Institute of Petroleum.
fighting against IS, and in 2015 the Kurdish Omani-Chinese partnership, reflecting the The factory’s products will witness a good
fighters spearheaded the Syrian Democratic strong relations between the two countries. demand as they mark a cost effective solution
Forces (SDF) in the fight against IS. Duqm Hongtong Piping Factory for the operations of many companies, which
POLYGRAPH produces the non-metallic Reinforced will save the budget of the companies that use
Thermopolyethlene Pipes (RTP), which are these pipes.
used for oil and gas industry and specifically TRADE ARABIA

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