Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 36

6-September-2004

JORDAN

TransGlobal To Start Second Phase Exploration In Dead Sea, Wadi Araba Area

TransGlobal Petroleum plans to start the second phase of exploration for oil and gas in the Dead Sea and Wadi Araba areas, pending the arrival of a drilling rig from Syria in the coming weeks, according to a Jordan Times report of 2 September. The company is to drill one exploration well to a target depth of 3,000-4,000ms, according to Natural Resources...