VOL. XLIII

No. 41

9-OCTOBER-2000

JORDAN

UK/Australian Consortium Signs Upstream MOU

The UKs Star Petroleum and its partner Black Rock Petroleum of Australia signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Jordans Natural Resources Authority (NRA) on 2 October to evaluate the 7,500 sq km North Highlands Block over a period of up to 18 months, with the subsequent option to convert the MOU into a production-sharing agreement. In the initial phase of evaluation, Black Rock Petroleum as operator of...