Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Majed Aldabbas - The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Dr. Mohammed Hamed, a tendency Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company, to import Saudi oil, as a substitute for Iraqi oil, which had come to Jordan at preferential prices .

Hamed said in a statement to "Ammon" that Iraq was supplied the kingdom with 10,000 barrels of oil per day at preferential rates, and with the cost of transportation becomes as the world price completely, but the interruptions caused by events circle in Iraq prompted Jordan to go shift Saudi oil through the Company "Aramco" Hamed said Saudi oil up through the port of Aqaba, and buy the refinery global price.

And halted oil Iraqi supplies for the Kingdom months ago; after the outbreak of security incidents in various parts of Iraq, also stopped work project Jordanian Iraqi oil pipeline.

Iraqi ambassador Jawad Abbas left Jordan and went to Baghdad after being summoned by Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari; step to allow the Kingdom to hold a conference of the leaders of the Iraqi opposition .