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Jordan upstream summary

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31 March 2023

Jordan upstream summary

Report summary

Jordan's upstream oil and gas sector is very small. Oil and gas production comes from 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 1500 b/d and 20 mmcfd respectively in 2023. However, Jordan continues to import over 95% of its energy needs. The government is trying to entice new players through ...

Table of contents

  • Executive summary
  • Key facts
  • Location maps
    • Conventional oil and gas
    • Shale oil
    • Tectonic setting and regional stratigraphy
      • Palaeozoic section
      • Mesozoic section
      • Tertiary section
    • Prospective oil and gas basins
    • Al Jafr Basin
      • Structures
      • Reservoirs
      • Source rocks
    • Azraq Basin
      • Structures
      • Reservoirs
      • Source rocks
    • Risha Basin
      • Structures
      • Reservoirs
      • Source rocks
    • Sirhan Basin
      • Structures
      • Reservoirs
      • Source rocks
    • Dead Sea Basin
      • Structures
      • Reservoirs
      • Source rocks
    • Surface hydrocarbon occurrences
      • Oil seeps
      • Tar sands
      • Oil shales
    • Licensing
      • 2014 Bid Round
    • Oil shale licensing
    • Drilling
      • Drilling activity
      • Success rates
    • Oil and Gas
    • Oil Shale
    • Oil/liquids
    • Gas
    • Introduction
    • Oil infrastructure
      • Trans Arabian Pipeline (Tapline)
      • Potential pipelines
      • Refining facilities
    • Gas infrastructure
    • Israel - Jordan pipeline
    • Arab Gas Pipeline
      • Phase I: Egypt to Jordan
      • Phase II: Jordan to Syria
      • Phase III: Syria to Turkey
    • Risha
    • Jordan LNG Project
    • Key legislation
    • 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
    • Overview
      • Upstream
      • Mid/Downstream
      • Oil Shale
    • Current fiscal terms
    • Production Sharing Agreement (PSA)
      • State equity participation
      • Bonuses, rentals and fees
      • Contractor Revenue Entitlement
      • Liquids Pricing
      • PSA cost recovery
      • PSA Profit Sharing
      • Corporate (or Petroleum) Income Tax

Tables and charts

This report includes 17 images and tables including:

  • Key facts: Table 1
  • Country Map
  • Net Acreage 2023
  • 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
  • Infrastructure: Table 2
  • Sedimentary basins of Jordan
  • Jordan block map
  • Drilling Activity and Commercial Success Rates
  • Infrastructure: Table 1

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