Two Syrian pipelines damaged amid spate of attacks on energy infrastructure

SaveSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkSecurity forces of Syria's Interior Ministry guard the al-Omar oil field, the country's largest by area and production [File: Abdulmonam Eassa/Getty Images]By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 15 Oct 202615 Oct 2026Two pipelines carrying gas and oil products were damaged in separate incidents in Syria, state media reported, the latest disruptions to the country’s energy infrastructure following a series of suspected sabotage attacks.The state-owned Syrian Petroleum Company announced the damage on Thursday, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). 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.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemslist 1 of 2Syria grapples with unrest as government faces old and new threatslist 2 of 2Gunmen kill 7 on bus in Syria as pipeline blast knocks out 3 power plantsend of listAn explosion struck the Jbessa gas pipeline in southern Hasakah province in the late afternoon, hours after damage to a pipeline transporting oil products from the coastal city of Baniyas to Homs caused a fuel leak.The company said the gas pipeline had been targeted in a “sabotage attack”, according to SANA.Neither SANA nor the company named a suspect or group responsible for the attacks.Repairs under wayOday al-Satouf, head of the company’s media office, told SANA that a hole was found in the Baniyas-Homs pipeline in the Hadida area, west of Homs. Crews isolated the affected stretch and secured the surrounding area, he said, closing valves on either side of the damaged section. Repairs have begun, while other teams monitor the area for safety. State media said the leak was believed to be linked to an attempted fuel theft.Al-Satouf said gas would continue to reach power stations through alternative arrangements, and that domestic gas supplies were unaffected, according to SANA.A man fills a container with petroleum for heating at home in Suwayda, Syria [File: Elke Scholiers/Getty Images]A string of incidentsMore than a week ago, the company said an oil pipeline near Tal Hamis in the northeastern province of Hasakah was damaged in a sabotage attack. It added that authorities had arrested those responsible.In late September, a fire broke out on a gas pipeline between al-Shoula and Deir Az Zor in the east, halting gas flows from the Jbessa plant to power stations, SANA reported. Hisham al-Saleh, a gas sector official at the company, said gas pressure in the area fell as crews worked to extinguish the blaze.Syria has been working to restore its energy infrastructure and increase domestic oil production. That includes resuming operations at oil fields in Hasakah to supply refineries in Homs and Baniyas. In January, the petroleum company announced plans to transport crude from recently recovered fields to the two refineries as part of efforts to revive the sector.