Jordan’s Crude Imports Down by Nearly 65%

Jordan’s crude oil imports amounted to JOD312m in the first five months of 2009, down 64.7% compared with JOD884.4m a year ago, the Jordan Times reported.

According to the country’s Department of Statistics crude oil imports in May made only JOD43.6m, down 78.5% compared with JOD202.6m last May.

Jordan’s diesel imports totalled JOD63m in the first five months of 2009, down 47.2% compared with JOD119.4m in the same period last year.