Oil & Gas Jordan to increase gas production from Risha field By Nadim Kawach April 18, 2025, 1:52 PM Alamy via Reuters Amman, Jordan. Most of the increased production from the Risha gas field will be for domestic use Pipeline and plant to be built Jordan’s largest gas reserve Invites for international companies Jordan is planning to build a 320km pipeline to distribute gas for the domestic market from the Risha field in the northwest of the country, according to an official. The project also includes the construction of a gas treatment plant near Risha, where the country’s largest reserves are located. Officials have said Risha holds nearly 12 trillion cubic feet of gas reserves, of which around 4.6 trillion can be recovered. “We have a promising plan to gradually increase Risha’s production, which includes contracting for more drilling rigs,” said Amani Azzam, secretary general of Jordan’s energy and mineral resources ministry. “We are currently conducting technical and financial studies for the pipeline project,” Azzam told a green hydrogen forum held in Cairo this week by the Arab Energy Organisation. Jordan has mapped out a strategy to meet its gas domestic needs until 2035, mostly from Risha and other local sources, Azzam said in her speech carried by Addustour and other Jordanian publications. She said the strategy includes inviting international companies to hunt for “conventional and unconventional” gas deposits in various areas of Jordan. Jordan’s new electricity law to focus on hydrogen Next phase of Jordan-Iraq power link due by late July Water projects take priority in Jordan’s PPP pipeline A Jordanian official said in late 2024 that the project to develop Risha would increase its production by nearly seven times and that most of the gas would be supplied to the industrial sector. In three years when the project is due to be complete, output is expected to increase from 30 million cubic feet per day (mcfd) currently to 200 million mcfd, according to Ziad Al-Saaydi, chairman of the energy and minerals regulatory commission. The field holds 12 trillion cubic feet of in-place reserves, with 39 per cent or 4.7 trillion cubic feet recoverable according to Saleh Kharabsheh, Jordan’s minister of energy and mineral resources speaking last year. Register now: It’s easy and free AGBI registered members can access even more of our unique analysis and perspective on business and economics in the Middle East. Why sign uP Exclusive weekly email from our editor-in-chief Personalised weekly emails for your preferred industry sectors Read and download our insight packed white papers Access to our mobile app Prioritised access to live events Register for free Already registered? Sign in I’ll register later
