Iraq and Jordan sign oil deal

BAGHDAD (AFP) –
Iraq has struck a deal to supply neighbouring Jordan with cheap oil by laying a new pipeline across the desert between them, the countries’ prime ministers have announced.

“Iraq and Jordan have signed a memorandum of understanding that involves cooperation in the oil sector, including laying a pipeline and supplying the kingdom with oil,” said Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

Maliki appeared at a joint press conference with his Jordanian counterpart Maruf Bakhit who was making a visit to the war-torn Iraqi capital.

“Under the agreement, we are thinking of broader cooperation in the field of oil. One of these horizons is laying or re-laying a pipeline that carries crude to the Jordanian refinery and to other regions,” Maliki said.

AFP