Three fuel distribution companies to import diesel, sell directly to consumers

AMMAN — The Cabinet on Sunday decided to allow the three main fuel distribution companies operating in the Kingdom — Manaseer Oil & Gas, Total Jordan and Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company — to import diesel to sell directly to consumers, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, quoted Energy Minister Ibrahim Saif as saying.

The decision was taken after the three companies signed a memorandum of understanding with the Energy Ministry and as part of licences granted to these firms in a step towards liberating the fuel market.