JORDAN

Jordan’s Energy Import Bill Rose To $4.7Bn In January-November 2011

Jordan’s energy import bill in the first 11 months of 2011 rose by 55.7% to JD3.355bn ($4.731bn) from JD2.154bn ($3.037bn) for the whole of 2010, according to figures from Jordan’s Department of Statistics. The value of imports of heavy fuel oil and diesel rose by 244.8% and 157.4% respectively, mainly as a result of the interruption of gas supplies from Egypt via the Arab Gas Pipeline (AGP), which...