Jordan and Iraq have signed minutes of a Jordanian-Iraqi joint committee meetings which entails boosting trade exchange and speeding up construction of the oil pipeline between the two countries. The protocols also encompassed encouraging Iraqi investors in Jordan and opening the border post of Turabil, the main crossing point between Jordan and Iraq, and identifying […]
By John Lee. Iraqi oil minister Jabar Ali al-Luaibi [Allibi] has met with Mr. Ibrahim Saif, the Jordanian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources. The parties agreed on the necessity of strengthening relations between the two countries, with Mr. Allibi stressing the importance of the oil and natural gas pipeline project to Aqaba port. He […]
By John Lee. Platts reports that Iraq's oil ministry has received a bid from a Jordanian-Chinese consortium to build and operate a 1-million-bpd crude oil export pipeline to the Red Sea port of Aqaba. Jordan's Mass Group Holding, along with a consortium of Chinese companies, submitted a service fee proposal to Iraq's oil ministry for […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Oil Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi [Adil Abd Al-Mahdi] visited Egypt and headed a delegation to attend the Tripartite Meeting of the oil Ministers of Iraq, Egypt and Jordan to complete the discussions about the oil and gas transportation pipeline. He signed a memorandum of understanding with the Egyptian minister of petroleum and […]
By John Lee. Petra reports that the Jordanian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Ibrahim Saif, will meet his Egyptian and Iraqi counterparts in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss developments regarding the Basra-Aqaba pipeline project. The project, agreed by the three countries in Amman in November 2015, will see oil and gas pipeline running from […]
By John Lee. The China Petroleum Pipeline (CPP) and private company Mass Global have reportedly formed a consortium to build an $18-billion export pipeline from Basra to the Jordanian Red-Sea port of Aqaba (pictured). Iraqi Oil Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi [Adil Abd Al-Mahdi] told Reuters: “The two companies will submit their investment offer to the oil […]
By Simon Kent. Iraq and Egypt are working on a plan to export Iraqi oil through Jordan to Egypt, for refining in Egypt and re-sale to the European market, Reuters reports. The three countries have already signed an agreement for this plan, part of Egypt's strategy to regain a degree of self suffiency for domestic energy needs […]
By John Lee. A spokesman for Iraq's Ministry of Oil has said that Iraq is looking for international companies to build a pipeline from Haditha to the Jordanian port of Aqaba. Assem Jihad told NINA: "Iraq signed an agreement with Jordan to extend a pipeline to transport oil through Haditha in Anbar to the Jordanian […]
By John Lee. Iraq was once the consumer of some 20% of Jordan's exports, but since the border between the two countries is now all but closed, this trade has dropped off dramatically. Al Jazeera has reported that the number of trucks crossing the border between the two countries has fallen from an average of 500 […]
By John Lee. Iraq’s parliament fully supports a project to build an $18 billion pipeline to export crude oil from Basra to Jordan’s port city of Aqaba. Speaking to The Jordan Times, Adnan Al Janabi, chairman of the Iraqi parliament's energy committee said: “We are very supportive of this strategic project with Jordan, which will […]
Jordan and Iraq began a coordination meeting with international companies interested in constructing an oil pipeline between the Iraqi city of Basra and the port city of Aqaba in Jordan. Work on the project will begin soon, and once completed, it will be used to export crude Iraqi oil through the Aqaba port. The final […]
By John Lee. Oil exports from Iraq to Jordan have been halted due to deteriorating security in Anbar province, according to a report from Reuters. A spokesman for the Ministry of Oil said: "Due to security developments in Anbar and because the transfer of oil to Jordan is done by truck, which needs safe passage […]
