On October 15, 2026, an explosion struck Syria's Jbessa gas export pipeline in Hasakah province, while an attempted fuel theft punctured the Baniyas-Homs pipeline near Hadida, causing an oil leak and temporary road closures. Syrian Petroleum Company crews isolated the damaged sections to maintain power plant supply. The dual pipeline disruptions follow a string of recent energy sabotage attacks as post-Assad Syria struggles to rehabilitate its war-damaged fuel and power infrastructure.
Damage to the Jbessa gas pipeline on October 15
- ▪Syrian Petroleum Company technical teams isolated the damaged Jbessa gas pipeline section on October 15, 2026, by shutting valves at the Jbessa gas plant and Deir Ezzor station.
- ▪Syrian Petroleum Company media head Oday al-Satouf stated on October 15, 2026 that alternative arrangements maintained gas delivery to power stations, leaving domestic supplies unaffected.
- ▪On October 15, 2026, an explosion struck the 16-inch Jbessa gas export pipeline in al-Arabidi, Hasakah, Syria, about 60 kilometers from Al-Shaddadi, triggering a fire that emergency crews responded to secure.
Sabotage and response on the Baniyas-Homs pipeline
- ▪The Baniyas-Homs petroleum products pipeline was damaged near Hadida, west of Homs, Syria, on October 15, 2026, causing a fuel leak.
- ▪Emergency repair teams began fixing the punctured Baniyas-Homs petroleum products pipeline near Hadida, Syria, on October 15, 2026 to restore line service.
- ▪The Syrian Petroleum Company attributed the October 15, 2026 petroleum leak on the Baniyas-Homs pipeline near Hadida to an attempted fuel theft.
- ▪The fuel leak on the Baniyas-Homs pipeline on October 15, 2026 forced Syrian authorities to close the Homs–Tartus highway in both directions and divert traffic.
Previous attacks on Syrian energy infrastructure
- ▪An explosion in August 2026 targeted the Jbessa gas export pipeline in Hasakah, Syria, disrupting fuel supplies to several electricity-generating turbines.
- ▪An oil pipeline near Tal Hamis in Hasakah province, Syria, was damaged in a sabotage attack on October 7, 2026, leading to the arrest of suspected perpetrators.
- ▪An explosion on September 28, 2026 hit the Jbessa gas pipeline near Al-Shoula in Deir Ezzor, Syria, temporarily halting gas flows to electricity power stations.
Restoring Syria's energy sector
- ▪In January 2026, the Syrian Petroleum Company announced plans to transport crude oil from recently recovered fields in Hasakah to refineries in Homs and Baniyas.
- ▪In January 2026, the Syrian Petroleum Company began pumping raw gas from the Jbessa fields in Hasakah to the Furqlus plant at 1.2 million cubic meters daily.
- ▪Syria has struggled to meet domestic energy demand and secure critical fuel networks following the overthrow of former president Bashar Assad in December 2024.
- ▪Syrian rehabilitation plans include expanding the Baniyas refinery's processing capacity from 80,000 to 130,000 barrels per day and constructing a heavy-crude pipeline from northeastern oilfields.
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