Country Report
Jordan upstream summary
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Report summary
Jordan's upstream oil and gas sector is very small. Oil and gas is produced from only two fields, Hamzah and Risha. The Hamzah oil fields produced a few hundred barrels per day over the past 20 years, while Risha's gas output peaked at 45 mmcfd in the late 1990s before declining. Redevelopments increased output to around 35 mmcfd in 2025. However, Jordan continues to import over 96% of its energy to meet its demand. Jordan's energy outlook could potentially transform due to ...
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Key facts
- Location maps
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Key companies
- Conventional oil and gas
- Oil shale
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Geology
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Tectonic setting and regional stratigraphy
- Palaeozoic section
- Mesozoic section
- Tertiary section
- Prospective oil and gas basins
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Al Jafr Basin
- Structures
- Reservoirs
- Source rocks
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Azraq Basin
- Structures
- Reservoirs
- Source rocks
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Risha Basin
- Structures
- Reservoirs
- Source rocks
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Sirhan Basin
- Structures
- Reservoirs
- Source rocks
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Dead Sea Basin
- Structures
- Reservoirs
- Source rocks
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Surface hydrocarbon occurrences
- Oil seeps
- Tar sands
- Oil shales
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Tectonic setting and regional stratigraphy
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Exploration
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Licensing
- 2014 Bid Round
- Oil shale licensing
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Drilling
- Drilling activity
- Success rates
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Licensing
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Reserves and resources
- Oil and Gas
- Oil Shale
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Production
- Oil/liquids
- Gas
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Infrastructure
- Introduction
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Oil infrastructure
- Trans Arabian Pipeline (Tapline)
- Potential pipelines
- Refining facilities
- Gas infrastructure
- Israel - Jordan pipeline
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Arab Gas Pipeline
- Phase I: Egypt to Jordan
- Phase II: Jordan to Syria
- Phase III: Syria to Turkey
- Risha
- Jordan LNG Project
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Policy and regulation
- Key legislation
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Regulatory body
- The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR)
- National Resources Authority (NRA)
- Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company (JPRC)
- State oil company
- State participation
- Licensing
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Fiscal terms
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Overview
- Upstream
- Mid/Downstream
- Oil Shale
- Current fiscal terms
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Production Sharing Agreement (PSA)
- State equity participation
- Bonuses, rentals and fees
- Contractor Revenue Entitlement
- Liquids Pricing
- Gas Pricing
- PSA cost recovery
- PSA Profit Sharing
- Corporate (or Petroleum) Income Tax
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Overview
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Key facts: Table 1
- Country Map
- Net Acreage 2025
- Exploration: Table 1
- Exploration: Table 2
- Oil Shale concession areas
- Reserves and resources: Table 1
- Liquids Production
- Production: Table 1
- Production: Table 2
- Gas Production
- Jordan Infrastructure Map
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What's included
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