Syria's oil and gas production in 2011 was about 500,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), which plummeted to about 50,000 boed under government control last year. Getty Images

Syria’s oil and gas production in 2011 was about 500,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), which plummeted to about 50,000 boed under government control last year. Getty Images

Syria’s oil and gas production in 2011 was about 500,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), which plummeted to about 50,000 boed under government control last year. Getty Images

Interest in the Syrian oil and gas sector maybe limited to smaller companies with a high appetite for risk