Jordan Plan to Boost Gas Output from Risheh Field

Jordan’s National Petroleum Company is planning to boost natural gas production from Risheh field this year.

Company’s Chairman Qutaiba Abu Qura said in 2015 gas output from the field stood at 4.3 bcf, a decline of about 6 percent over 2014, reported Jordan Times on Saturday citing a company report published on Amman Stock Exchange.

Abu Qura added that the company’s daily production of natural gas from the field declined due to some technical issues at the gas wells, noting that the average daily gas output in 2015 was 11.893 million cubic feet. 

In 2016, the company plans to boost gas output to reach 20 million cubic feet per day, he said, by rehabilitating old wells and cleaning already existing gas wells, Jordan Times reported.

The company will continue working to attract a strategic partner to join efforts in gas production from Risheh gas field and exploration work in Safawi area, Abu Qura said.