JORDAN

Hunt Oil Next in Line for Jordan Exploration Agreement 

Jordan is expected to award its second oil production-sharing agreement this year as part of a concerted oil exploration effort, according to Dr. Hisham al-Khatib, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources. Dr. Khatib told MEES Executive Editor Walid Khadduri in 'Amman last week that negotiations with the Dallas-based Hunt Oil Company have reached an advanced stage and that an agreement is likely to be signed very soon,...