Al Bawaba: Jordan to buy its gas from Cyprus

Jordan will sign an agreement to purchase natural gas from Cyprus before the end of June this year, according to a senior government official.

A technical team from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources will soon travel to Cyprus to meet with their counterparts and start working on the agreement, specify quantities and other technical issues, Energy Minister Mohammad Hamed said in recent remarks to The Jordan Times.

Jordan seeks to buy 150 million cubic feet of natural gas per day from Cyprus, he said, adding that prices will be announced later.

The natural gas will be supplied to the LNG terminal being built in Aqaba, the official said. The facility is expected to be ready to receive gas shipments in July, it was announced.
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