AMMAN —
Jordan imported more than 1.5 million barrels of
Iraqi crude oil between
September 2021 and January this year, an average of about 9,800 barrels every
day, according to Assistant Secretary-General of the Ministry of Energy Hassan
Hiyari.
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More than 5,800
Iraqi and Jordanian tankers were used to move the oil from Al-Siniya station,
in Iraq, to the refinery in
Zarqa, according to Ammon News.
Hiyari said on Sunday that Jordan imported 309,962
barrels of Iraqi oil in January alone, an average of 9,999 barrels per day.
He said that the
quantities agreed upon with Iraq cover 7 percent of the Kingdom’s needs, adding
that the import of Iraqi crude oil comes in implementation of the memorandum of
understanding signed by the
Jordanian and Iraqi governments on January 28,
2021, whereby Jordan buys no more than 10,000 barrels of Iraqi crude oil
(Kirkuk crude oil) a day.
Hiyari said that
Iraqi crude oil is sold to Jordan on the basis of the monthly Brent crude oil
rate, minus $16 per barrel in order for Jordan to cover the difference in
quality and transportation fees.
The price per
barrel of Brent crude stood at $ 94.44 on Sunday, according to Bloomberg.
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