Saudi Arabia has significantly expanded its energy partnership with Syria in recent months, signing multiple agreements and delivering crude-oil grants that mark one of the most substantial re-engagement efforts since the end of the Syrian conflict.

In July 2025, the Saudi Ministry of Energy and its Syrian counterpart concluded a memorandum of understanding covering oil, gas, petrochemicals, electricity, regional grid integration and renewable energy — signalling a comprehensive bilateral energy cooperation framework.

Since then, Saudi companies have signed further memorandums covering a broad range of oil-field services: geological and geophysical surveying, drilling, well maintenance, technical training, and integrated gas-field development.

Major firms active in the deals include firms responsible for oil-field services and seismic surveying, as well as electric-power and transmission operators expanding into Syrian markets.

In addition to service deals, Riyadh has committed to supplying Syria with 1.65 million barrels of crude oil — delivered in two shipments, the latest arriving at Baniyas port — to support refinery operations and ease energy shortages.

The grant aims to stabilise refinery output and bolster economic recovery.

Saudi investment extends beyond fossil fuels.

Under the same agreements, companies will explore renewable power projects — including large-scale solar and wind generation and sending technical support to rehabilitate or upgrade existing Syrian power plants and grid infrastructure.

The flurry of agreements forms part of a broader Saudi-backed reconstruction push in Syria.

In July the two countries also announced more than $6.4 billion in new investments across energy, infrastructure, industry and services.

Observers interpret the energy sector deals as central to restoring Syria’s energy independence, rebuilding its industrial base and supporting humanitarian recovery.

For Syria, long devastated by civil war and sanctions, the deals offer the prospect of renewed fuel supply, revived electricity generation, and a pathway to re-integrated energy infrastructure.

For Saudi Arabia, they reflect a strategic effort to reshape regional ties, support stability in a neighbouring state, and open new energy and reconstruction markets.

As implementation proceeds, the success of these deals — and their delivery on immediate energy needs — will be key to assessing whether the cooperation can deliver lasting recovery rather than short-term relief for Syria’s energy sector.