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Jordan 2009 Licensing Round

The Natural Resources Authority of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Natural Resources Authority www.nra.gov.jo) has announced that a 2009 Licensing Round will open from the 1 March 2009, with two licence areas available for bid under a production sharing agreement (PSA) to explore and exploit oil and gas. TheNorthern Highlands licence covers 7,454 square kilometres in northern Jordan and the Jafr and Central Jordan licence covers 19,156 square kilometres in central Jordan. The Licensing Round was expected to close on 31 May 2009 but the National Resources Authority (NRA) has extended the licensing round to 2 July 2009.

Both blocks are situated within the TabukBasin which contains the Risha gas and the Hamzah oil fields in the east of Jordan and the Kahf condensate field in Saudi Arabia, but the basin can be considered relatively under-explored in terms of its hydrocarbon potential.

Map: The location of the NorthernHighlands and Jafr and Central licence area. Source: PetroView®

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The initial period of exploration on the licences will be conducted in two phases and is not to exceed a total of six years, with a minimum relinquishment of 30% at the end of the first phase. The licensee will then have the option to enter into a development phase of 25 years following any commercial discoveries, with further extensions of five years for oil and 10 years for gas negotiable. A data package is available from the Natural Resources Authority at a cost of USD 5,000.

Northern Highlands Licence Area

The Natural Resources Authority is offering this onshore region of the TabukBasin covering an area of 7,454 square kilometres in northern Jordan. The licence area is bordered to the north by Syria and to the west by Israel and the West Bank. The terrain within the block varies significantly from the relatively flat lying regions in the east to the Northern Highlands in the west. Seismic data is available for a small portion of the region in the form of 1,800 kilometres of 2D line seismic and to date seven wells have been drilled on the block.

Map: The Northern Highlands licence area. Source: PetroView®

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Jafr and Central Jordan Licence Area

The Jafr and Central Jordan licence area covers a total area of 19,156 square kilometres of the onshore TabukBasin. The licence area is situated in relative close proximity to the Jordan-Saudi Arabian border to the west and Israel to the east. A total of 500 kilometres of 2D line seismic is available for the area and to date only two wells have been drilled, which are situated in the south-east portion of the licence.

Map: The location of the Jafr and Central Licence Area. Source: PetroView®

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