AMMAN —
Jordan and
Iraq Saturday agreed to
continue work on a Memorandum of understanding signed between the two
countries, under which Jordan imports 10,000 barrels of crude daily from Iraq’s
northern Kirkuk oil fields, which are transported to the Jordan Petroleum
Refinery in Zarqa, reported the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
اضافة اعلان
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources official
Hassan Hiyari said in that he expects Iraqi oil imports to resume in early
April after being suspended in early February pending discussion of details in
the memorandum, praising the Iraqi side for its cooperation.
Hiyari said about
1.505 million barrels of Iraqi crude were supplied to Jordan over the period
between September 1, 2021, and January 30, 2022, at a daily rate of about 9,899
barrels. The barrels were shipped by 5,866 Iraqi and Jordanian trucks from the
Baiji station to the Zarqa refinery.
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