Jordan begins operating Sheikh Sabah Al­Ahmad liquefied gas port

Home Editor's Choice Jordan begins operating Sheikh Sabah AlAhmad liquefied gas port 27-06-2015 02:13 PM Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Jordanian Minister of Energy Ibrahim Saif on Saturday announced start of operating Sheikh Sabah AlAhmad Port in Aqaba specialized for producing power and liquefied gas, at a capacity of 490 million cubic feet per day, KUNA reported. The operation began with testing a tanker, leased to store gas and convert the liquid into gas for pumping to the power station via the Arab pipeline that begins in Egypt and passes through Jordan. Jordan will count on the port to secure 90 percent of the fuel for the power plants, he said. Sheikh Sabah AlAhmad port has a capacity of 490 million cf per day. King Abdullah II named the port after His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah AlAhmad AlJaber AlSabah during His Highness the Amir's visit to Jordan in February. Jordan incurred losses estimated at USD five billion over the past four years due to shifting to diesel and heavy fuel for producing power. Currently, it imports 97 percent of its energy needs at a cost of USD seven billion per year, some 17 percent of the gross domestic product.

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Jordan begins operating Sheikh Sabah AlAhmad liquefied gas port

27-06-2015 02:13 PM

Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Jordanian Minister of Energy Ibrahim Saif on Saturday announced start of operating Sheikh Sabah AlAhmad Port in Aqaba specialized for producing power and liquefied gas, at a capacity of 490 million cubic feet per day, KUNA reported.

The operation began with testing a tanker, leased to store gas and convert the liquid into gas for pumping to the power station via the Arab pipeline that begins in Egypt and passes through Jordan.

Jordan will count on the port to secure 90 percent of the fuel for the power plants, he said. Sheikh Sabah AlAhmad port has a capacity of 490 million cf per day.

King Abdullah II named the port after His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah AlAhmad AlJaber AlSabah during
His Highness the Amir's visit to Jordan in February.

Jordan incurred losses estimated at USD five billion over the past four years due to shifting to diesel and heavy fuel for producing power.

Currently, it imports 97 percent of its energy needs at a cost of USD seven billion per year, some 17 percent of the gross domestic product.

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Jordan begins operating Sheikh Sabah Al­Ahmad liquefied gas port

Jordan begins operating Sheikh Sabah AlAhmad liquefied gas port