VOL. XXXVI

NO. 37

14-JUNE-1993

JORDAN

Jordan's NRA Encounters Oil Shows In Dead Sea Area

The Jordanian Natural Resources Authority (NRA) has encountered some oilshows during the drilling of an exploration well on the eastern shore of theDead Sea, according to a statement on 8 June by the Ministry of Energy andMineral Resources. The well, which was spudded in mid-May in 'Ain al-Hummar,encountered some oil at a depth of 300 meters. According to the Ministry'sstatement, the well will be taken down to...