euddoggwyn, Stroitransgas - of course, you know this, but just to remind others: this company is the most probable candidate fot NWOG takeover (Google translation): "Northwestern Oil Group (SZNG) has been negotiating with the project, a petrochemical complex in the Syrian town of Deir according to a company report, which was posted on the site the American commercial market U.S. Pinksheets. It notes that SZNG the "informal" talks on the participation of one of the Russian companies. The company does not disclose the time frame for their conclusion. Earlier, it was reported that in the town of Deir Syrian government is planning to build Plant worth 1.4 billion dollars and a 140,000 barrels of oil a day and is accepting applications from foreign companies. As previously reported by the Agency Petroleum Information (ANI) Chief Specialist Trade Representation of Russia in Syria Andrei Slavs, one of the applicants for the construction of the plant is the Russian "Stroytransgas", which has already expressed its interest. The Stroitransgaze does not confirm this information." http://www.vainer.ru/newstext938.html http://www.stroytransgaz.ru/pages/about/offices_e.htm