JORDAN

NRA Contracts Canadian Firm for Drilling in Jordan

Jordan's Natural Resources Authority (NRA) signed a contract on 18 May with Westburne Drilling (Canada) Ltd. for the supply of a drilling rig capable of reaching depths of 5,000 ms. and for the drilling of a number of exploration wells in various parts of Jordan for a period of one year, renewable.

Westburne is to start its drilling operations within two months from the date of the signature of the agreement and will receive as...