The Manaseer Group recently signed a land lease agreement with the Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC) to build an integrated potash and phosphate complex at the Red Sea resort. Muin Qadadeh, Manseer’s deputy chairman, said the facility, which is set to…
With the entrance of international companies like Total breaking the Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company’s (JPRC) long-held monopoly, Jordan’s fuel market has undergone significant change over the past decade. Increased competition has also led to substantial upgrade in the quality of…
French oil giant Total is confident it can stay at the forefront of the far-reaching liberalization drive underway in Jordan’s fuel market. By Dina Al-Wakeel With the entrance of international companies like Total breaking the Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company’s (JPRC)…
An over reliance on foreign aid has allowed successive governments to put off taking the tough steps needed to create a truly sustainable economy. For the sake of Jordan’s future, this has to change. By Laith al-Qasem Jordan is a…
We could just sit on the huge savings we’re making from plunging oil prices. Or we could plough them into developing renewable energy sources that reduce our reliance on expensive and polluting fossil fuels. A quick calculation of the savings…
In a sign of continuing consolidation in Jordan’s low margin fuel supply market, 10 independently-owned service stations are adopting Manaseer’s new sub brand, Manaseer Express. Under the deal, the service stations, which are already supplied with gasoline by Manaseer Oil…
Jordan’s solar and wind projects won’t live up to their full potential if they can’t find a way to store the energy they produce. The AES Corporation’s country manager says his company has a pioneering battery-based solution. By Laith Abou-Ragheb…
Following the severe disruption of energy supplies in the wake of the Arab Spring, plans are underway for Jordan to reach energy independence with the help of cutting-edge renewable power projects. By Elisa Oddone A heavy reliance on imported energy…
Momentum seems to be building behind Khaled Kanaan’s ambitious plan to break down barriers of entry into Iraq to promote greater cross-border trade, investment, and cooperation. But the prominent Jordanian businessman admitted that convincing more of his peers to bet…
They’ve been painful, but there are signs subsidy cuts may have started to bear fruit. The Jordanian government’s decision in 2012 to begin a phased withdrawal of electricity subsidies was undoubtedly a good one from the point of view of…