Iraq and Jordan agree on building oil pipeline

Iraq and Jordan have agreed in principle on building a pipeline to supply Jordan with crude oil for the coming decades, officials of the neighbouring countries said on Monday during a visit by Jordan's prime minister. Ali al-Dabbagh, spokesman for the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, said at a news conference with Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister Ayman al-Safadi that Iraq's current supply of 10,000 barrels per day to Jordan by truck did not meet its needs.
"Iraq and Jordan agreed in principle to establish an oil pipeline to transport crude oil to al-Zarqa refinery in Jordan," Ali al-Dabbagh told reporters. Neither official provided any further information or cited a cost for the project.