Jordan Floats Tender to Import LNG

Jordan has invited firms to participate in the pre-qualification process for the supply of LNG as part of the Jordan LNG Project.

The country expects to import LNG equivalent to 150 mmscf per day to meet the increased demand for fuel, Jordan’s ministry of energy and mineral resources said in a statement Wednesday.

The LNG will be delivered to Aqaba commencing in fourth quarter of 2014 to second quarter 2015. The initial contract term will be for a period of between three to five years.

“The National Electric Power Company (NEPCO) has a long-term contract to purchase natural gas from Egypt, which is delivered through the Jordan Gas Transmission Pipeline (JGTP). However the contracted quantity of natural gas from Egypt is no longer sufficient to meet NEPCO’s current and anticipated future fuel demand,” the ministry said.

The ministry added that over the past twenty-four months the supply of natural gas from Egypt has been subject to numerous disruptions and shortfalls in supply. “The Project will allow Jordan to overcome these shortfalls in gas supplies from Egypt,” it said.