JORDAN

New Oil Berth At 'Aqaba to Be Operational at Year End 

The Jordanian Minister of Transport, Mr. Farhi 'Ubaid, stated in 'Amman on 8 August that a new oil berth at the Red Sea port of 'Aqaba, presently under construction, will be completed and will become operational by the end of this year. Mr. 'Ubaid said that a total of 10,000 tons a day of crude oil and fuel oil will be exported from the new berth whose cost is estimated at JD3.5mn ($9.33mn). At present...