Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 21

23-May-2011

Jordan

NRA And Zarubezhneft Sign MOU For Al-Jafr Oil Exploration Prospects

Jordans Natural Resources Authority (NRA) and Russias Zarubezhneft Company on 18 May signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to study the prospects for oil exploration in an area of some 10,416 sq km south of al-Jafr. Under the six-month deal, renewable for another three, Zarubezhneft will evaluate the technical, geological and geophysical studies available on...