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The Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC, Arabic: شركة النفط السورية) is a state-owned oil exploration and production company. The company was established in 1974. SPC operated fields around Al-Sweidiyeh in the Al-Hasakah Governorate, including Al-Houla, Shadada, Jbeissa, Sweidiya, Rumailan and Al-Omar.[2][3] In March 2011, SPC produced about 55% of total oil produced in Syria. On 18 August 2011, SPC was put into the United States sanctions list due to the Syrian civil war.