AMMAN — Assistant Secretary-General
of the
Ministry of Energy Hassan Al-Hiyari said on Monday that the government
has, since 2011, adopted a policy of diversifying sources and relying on
long-term agreements, which has maintained the stability of natural gas prices
in Jordan, according to a local news outlet.
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According to
Hiyari, three marketing companies in Jordan, in addition to the Jordan
Petroleum Refinery, import oil derivatives.
He added that the
increase in the prices of oil derivatives globally led to the prices to rise
locally, which negatively affected the economy.
He pointed out
that the storage capacities in Jordan are within international standards and
requirements, adding that Jordan has 1,836,000 tonnes of storage capacity for
oil derivatives.
Hiyari said that
the government’s stock of oil derivatives, which is used in emergency cases, is
still full, adding that there are three stores for oil derivatives in Jordan,
one belonging to the private sector, the second to the
Jordan Petroleum Refinery, and the third owned by the government.
He reiterated that
Jordan is within the internationally recognized safe limits in terms of oil
derivatives stockpile.
Former energy minister
Mohammad Hamed said that consuming countries have difficulty accessing gas and
oil to due to the sanctions imposed on Russia and Iran.
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