VOL. XL

No. 10

10-March-1997

JORDAN

Jordan Signs EPSA With US Firm Covering Block In The SirhanRegion

The Jordanian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources signed on5 March an exploration and production sharing agreement (EPSA) with the Texas-based firmMedallion-Huber Jordan Inc. covering a 4,800-sq. km. block in the Sirhan region. Under theterms of the eight-year agreement the company will carry out geophysical and geologicalstudies, undertake the workover of two existing wells and drill a...