Gas exports to Jordan increase to 100m cfd: Petroleum Ministry

The Ministry of Petroleum has started to increase the amount of gas exported to Jordan to nearly reach 100m cubic feet per day (cfd) in order to provide the needs of electricity plans, compared to about 50m cf last year, and will gradually be increased to 250m cf daily over the upcoming summer months.

An official at the ministry of petroleum informed Daily News Egypt that Egypt resumed exporting natural gas to Jordan since September, thereby providing them with a part of the power plants’ needs.

He added that a new contract was signed with Jordan’s Ministry of Energy to renew the agreement to supply amounts of natural gas estimated to be 250m cfd. The export capacity of the Jordan gas line is estimated to be 1bn cfd.

The Egyptian government signed an agreement with Jordan in 2004 with a duration of 15 years to export 250m cfd worth $2.5 per one million thermal units, except that the government increased the prices of gas in April 2012, reaching $5 per one million thermal units.

Tarek El Molla, the minister of petroleum, looked into the situation of the joint projects with his Jordanian counterpart Halah Zawaty.The source also pointed out that the ministry completed signing the agreement with the Jordanian side with a contract to supply 250m cfd with prices different from the ones in the past agreement.

He pointed out that Egypt resumed pumping gas to Jordan in September through a pipeline connecting Egypt and Jordan.

The agreement between Egypt and Jordan stipulates that 10% of the Jordanian natural gas required to operate electricity generation plants will be imported from Egypt.