Jordan | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 11
Israeli-Jordanian Gas Pipeline to Come Online in 2017
The first natural gas pipeline from Israel to Jordan, which is going to supply Israeli gas to the Hashemite Kingdom, is expected to begin operating in 2017, The Jerusalem Post reported. The pipeline, currently being c...
Egypt, Jordan, Iraq Held Talks on Basra-Aqaba Oil Pipeline
Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq held talks in Cairo on the development of the Basra-Aqaba oil pipeline project, Jordanian Energy Ministry informed in a statement. The project was agreed by the Oil Ministries of the three coun...
Jordan to Boost Natural Gas Production from Risheh Field
Jordan’s state-owned National Petroleum Company (NPC) plans to boost natural gas production from the Risheh field this year, which had dropped in 2015 due to some technical issues at the gas wells, Zawya reported. Acc...
Jordan, Algeria in Talks over Energy Cooperation, LNG Imports
Jordan and Algeria discuss bilateral energy cooperation and prospects for importing liquefied natural gas from the North African nation, Petra News Agency reported. Jordanian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources h...
Masdar’s Second Solar Investment in Jordan to Cost $300m
Abu Dhabi green energy firm Masdar will build a 200MW solar project in Jordan for around $300m, reported Reuters. This is Masdar’s second renewables project in Jordan and Masdar CEO, Ahmad Belhoul, said that he ...
Saudi Acwa Signs Deal for Jordan’s Independent Power Plant
Saudi Arabia’s Acwa Power has signed a power purchase agreement for 25 years with Jordan’s National Electric Power Company (Nepco) for the 485MW Hussein CCGT independent power project located in the Zarqa indust...
$2b Oil Shale Project Launched in Jordan with Chinese Finances
An Estonian-Malaysian consortium has recently signed a $1.6b contract to set up a 470MW oil shale power plant in the Attarat Um Ghudran area of southern Jordan, reported Zawya. The Bank of China and the Industrial and...
ISIS Bombed Egypt-Jordan Gas Pipeline
Ansar Beit Al Makdes, an ISIS affiliate, have bombed a main natural gas pipeline in Al Arish area in Egypt’s Sinai. The assailants placed explosive devices under the pipeline and activated them remotely, an action whi... 
