Making the desert bloom
Unable to rely on neighbours’ supplies, Jordan wants renewables, gas and kerogen to secure its energy
THE inauguration in April of an 80-megawatt wind farm in Ma'an, 225km south of Amman, marked another step forward in Jordan's plan to diversify its sources of energy and trim its dependence on imported hydrocarbons. There was a time when Jordan compensated for the lack of its own reserves by importing subsidised oil from Iraq and buying natural gas via the Arab Gas Pipeline from Egypt. But since 2003 and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime it has received no oil from Iraq and after the uprising in Egypt in 2011 the gas supply was cut repeatedly, before stopping altogether. Jordan needs alternatives. The absence of Egyptian gas required the costly import of further volumes of oil for ele
Also in this section
20 February 2026
The country is pushing to increase production and expand key projects despite challenges including OPEC+ discipline and the limitations of its export infrastructure
20 February 2026
Europe has transformed into a global LNG demand powerhouse over the last few years, with the fuel continuing to play a key role in safeguarding the continent’s energy security, Carsten Poppinga, chief commercial officer at Uniper, tells Petroleum Economist
20 February 2026
Sempra Infrastructure’s vice president for marketing and commercial development, Carlos de la Vega, outlines progress across the company’s US Gulf Coast and Mexico Pacific Coast LNG portfolio, including construction at Port Arthur LNG, continued strong performance at Cameron LNG and development of ECA LNG
19 February 2026
US LNG exporter Cheniere Energy has grown its business rapidly since exporting its first cargo a decade ago. But Chief Commercial Officer Anatol Feygin tells Petroleum Economist that, as in the past, the company’s future expansion plans are anchored by high levels of contracted offtake, supporting predictable returns on investment
