Jordan, Egypt inaugurate gas line compression station development project

AMMAN — Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Hala Zawati on Saturday met with her Egyptian counterpart Tariq Mulla to discuss joint projects between Jordan and Egypt in addition to strategies linked to energy saving and the diversification of energy sources, especially natural gas.

The meeting, held in Aqaba, also tackled ways of benefitting from the expertise of Egyptian companies in developing the Kingdom’s infrastructure to best utilise natural gas.

In a statement carried by the Jordan News Agency, Petra, Zawati reaffirmed the presence of exceptional fraternal relations between Jordan and Egypt, pointing to their cooperation on issues of petrol and gas.

The two ministers also inaugurated the Egypt-Jordan gas line’s main compression station development project.