AMMAN — The
Amman Chamber of Industry will
work jointly with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on a major
national project that will see the establishment of an industrial zone which
will export gas from Risha Field, said Nael Al-Hussami, a general-manager for
the Amman Chamber of Industry.
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In comments to Al-Mamlaka TV, Hussami said the zone
will be similar to others across Jordan, such as those in Sahab city,
Al-Muwaqqar, and Al-Qastal.
Husami said the project is likely to have a
“promising future”.
According to data by the
Ministry of Energy, the
rate of natural gas consumption in industries stood at 24 million cubic feet
per day in 2021. Gas production in Risha Field reached 6.5 billion cubic feet
in 2021, at a daily rate of 17.8 million cubic feet, a 20 percent increase from
2020.
The ministry contemplated to raise the production
capacity from the Risha Field to 32 million cubic feet per day.
Hussami said he believed that the figures are
promising, because energy is the primary input in the industry, and without
cheap energy the industry will not be able to compete.
“It is now understood that the field’s capacity is
not only 30 million, but it can be increased to 50 million, but it all depends
on the demand,” Hussami said.
“The government is currently in the process of
encouraging the use of Risha gas and has set an appropriate price, which will
attract a lot of investment there,” he added.
In a separate report, Al-Mamlaka TV quoted the
National Petroleum Company (NPC) as saying that it referred a tender to
increase the production capacity in Risha Field to three local firms, which
will build liquefying plants which will transport gas in designated tanks for
distribution to different sectors.
The NPC’s hea,d Mohammad Al-Khasawneh, said the
three companies will invest up to $200 million in the construction of gas
plants, transportation fleet, as well as in the distribution and storage
stations.
He said that the operating capacity of all three
firms will reach 50 percent in the first year, totaling up to 24 million cubic
feet per day for all three, or approximately 8 million cubic feet per each
company.
Khasawneh noted that the total capacity of the three
firms will rise to 40 million cubic feet the first year.
He said that the NPC will be selling gas to
investment companies at discretionary prices to ensure its delivery to local
industries at reduced prices.
He said his firm is currently increasing the number
of wells drilled annually by contracting service companies to increase the
production capacity from Risha Field. NPC is currently drilling 4 wells per
year, and service companies will be digging 7 wells in the first year, and up
to 10 wells in the following years, he added.
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