News
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ROYAL DECREE SIGNED - SEPTEMBER 2011
13 September 2011
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We are delighted to report that Jordan Energy & Mining's Concession Agreement has now formally been accorded a Royal Decree by the Royal Court of His Majesty King Abdullah II, having passed through Jordan's Upper House in early August.
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JORDAN OIL SHALE AGREEMENT SIGNED - MARCH 2011
14 March 2011
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On 9th March 2011 a Concession Agreement to exploit an area of Jordan's vast oil shale resources was signed by the Jordanian government and Karak International Oil (KIO), a subsidiary of the UK's Jordan Energy & Mining Limited. Under the terms of the Agreement, KIO will invest up to $1.8 billion in a project to extract and process oil shale in a 35 sq km area of Al Lajjun, Karak. The project is expected to produce 15,000 barrels of oil per day in 2015.
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JORDAN ENERGY & MINING COMMENCES CO2 SEQUESTRATION RESEARCH PROGRAMME - JANUARY 2011
25 January 2011
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Jordan Energy and Mining have chosen The Earth Sciences Department of Durham University for a new research programme that will study methods of CO2 sequestration using spent shale.
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BANKABLE FEASIBILITY STUDY UPDATE PUBLISHED - MARCH 2010
05 July 2010
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Leading consulting engineer Hatch has published a two-volume update to the Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) completed in July 2009.
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OIL UPGRADING WORK ENHANCES PROJECT ECONOMICS - FEBRUARY 2010
05 July 2010
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The results of tests conducted by the international oil processing groups UOP and Lummus on shale oil produced in JEML's successful pilot plant runs make the Al Lajjun project economics even more attractive.
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MANAGEMENT TEAM APPOINTMENTS - JANUARY 2010
05 July 2010
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Jordan Energy & Mining has strengthened its management team with the appointments of John Fraser as operations manager and Mark Puckett as manager: project finance.
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AUTHORITATIVE GUIDE TO OIL SHALE INDUSTRY PUBLISHED - SEPTEMBER 2009
05 July 2010
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An independent industry guide to oil shales commissioned by Jordan Energy & Mining and authored by respected Mining Journal writer Roger Ellis is now available.
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CHAIRMAN APPOINTED - JULY 2009
02 July 2010
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Renowned financier - Dr Peter Klaus has been appointed as non-executive chairman of Jordan Energy & Mining.
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ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) FORMALLY ACCEPTED - OCTOBER 2009
30 October 2009
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Following two years of data gathering in the field and report writing by JEML Consultants Citrus Partners and ECO Consult, the full EIA Report was submitted to the Ministry of Environment (MoE) in July 2009.
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BANKABLE FEASIBILITY STUDY COMPLETED - JULY 2009
09 July 2009
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Jordan Energy & Mining has completed a full Bankable Feasibility Study for its projects at Al Lajjun and Attarat in Jordan.