French oil and gas company Total has signed three oil and gas agreements in Syria in a bid to strengthen its long-term presence in the country.

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c75701) has announced the addition of "Syria Energy Market Profile" to their offering.

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 21 December: The China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), China's largest oil producer, and India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), have jointly reached an agreement with Petro- Canada to buy its oil assets in Syria, said sources with the CNPC Wednesday [21 December].

CNPC, India's ONGC wins bid for Syrian assets of Petro-Canada By Xinhua writer An Bei BEIJING, Dec.

Petro-Canada is selling its interest in various Syrian assets that are producing crude oil to a Sino-India consortium for $578 million. The big Canadian company, which continues to explore for hydrocarbons in Syria, said Tuesday it expects the deal to close early next year.