Russia: USA drilling oil from the northeast of Syria 2019-10-26 11:09:48 NEWS CENTER - Russian Ministry of Defense Spokesperson Igor Konashekov claimed that USA is drilling oil from Syria's Dera Zor district.  Russian Ministry of Defense Spokesperson Igor Konashekov held a press conference. Konashekov, stating that teh official institutions of USA have been drilling oil from Dera Zor and bringing in around 30 million dolars from that.   Konashekov claiming that USA is smuggling oil, said: "Considering the barrel price of oil in Syria, this smuggling work USA institutions have been carrying out brings in more than 30 million dolars a month."