Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 20

18-May-2009

Jordan

Jordan Signs Oil Shale MOU With Russian Company

Jordans Natural Resources Authority (NRA) and Russias Inter Rao Ues on 11 May signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to carry out a study on open cast oil shale exploration in the Bayer region in southern Jordan. Over the two-year period of the MOU, the Russian company will undertake a comprehensive exploration program and prepare feasibility and technical studies. The two sides will...