VOL. XXXIX

No. 24

11-March-1996

JORDAN

JordanAnd Anadarko Sign Production Sharing Agreement ForSafawi Block

Jordan's Natural Resources Authority (NRA) and Anadarko Jordan Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Anadarko PetroleumCorporation of the US, signed in Amman on 5 March a production sharing agreement covering oil and gas exploration anddevelopment in the 4.2mn acre Safawi Block, which is locatedin the northeastern corner of the country (see map below).

Under the agreement, Anadarko will...