It is responsible for all tasks and duties concerning Syrian Petroleum Company located within its region which is extended from West of Alqamishli border to the east of Iraqi borders and from the North of Turkish borders to the South of Tal Barrak. in Addition to region of Syrian desert.
This directorate executes drilling, exploration, and development operations and carries out studies, geological and well geophysical works, oil fields development. Building of secondary pumping stations and main stations and extending of main and secondary gas and oil pipe lines.
Also it produces and treats oil and gas within its specified region .
This directorate is Considered the largest Directorate in Syrian Petroleum Company since , in addition to performing oil industry works , it carries out electrical Power generating through gas turbines , the construction works , maintenance of building , industry structures and work shops , construction and pavement of road . Also , it extends main electrical networks and connecting wells with secondary electrical networks .
This directorate executes manufacturing of spare parts for drilling and production equipment and machineries in its workshops .