VOL. XLIV

No 30

23-July-2001

JORDAN

Jordanian GovernmentContracts Overland Crude Transport From Iraq At $10/Ton

The Jordanian Ministry of Transport announced on 13July that it has contracted 38 local tanker-truck companies to transport Iraqicrude to the Zarqa refinery at a price of $10/ton, the same price as in 2000.The collective contract provides for the transportation overland from Iraq bythe contractors of a total of 7,500 tons/day in 200 trucks. The total cost toJordan for the overland...