JORDAN

Jordan Imports Crude Worth $650mn in 1985 

The Jordanian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources announced in 'Amman on 24 January that Jordan imported crude oil worth $650mn from Saudi Arabia and Iraq in 1985 for processing at the 60,000 b/d Zarqa refinery. The 1985 crude oil import bill, the Ministry stated, represented 82% of the value of Jordanian exports and 11% of the Gross National Product (GNP). In 1984, Jordan's crude oil imports were valued at JD245mn, or...