Halt in Iraqi oil, Egyptian gas supplies continues

By JT - Jul 26,2014 - Last updated at Jul 26,2014

AMMAN — Imports of natural gas from Egypt and crude oil from Iraq have been at a standstill since the beginning of this year, according to Energy Minister Mohammad Hamed.

“Oil from Iraq is still completely halted due to the deteriorating security conditions there,” the minister told The Jordan Times in a recent interview.

The Kingdom used to import around 10,000 barrels of crude oil per day from Iraq.

Jordan has resorted to importing crude oil from the Saudi Arabian oil company, Aramco, he said.

Hamed added that natural gas imports from Egypt are still frozen.

The last time Jordan received natural gas from Egypt was in January when it stood at around 35 million cubic feet per day, a quantity which falls short of the 220 million cubic feet per day stipulated under a gas agreement signed between the two countries.

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