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Why Jordan?

  • Jordan is actively seeking ways to reduce its reliance on foreign oil imports, which currently account for 25% of the Kingdom's Gross National Product.
  • The founders of Jordan Energy and Mining established strong relationships with the Jordanian government, having advised it on mining, oil and gas policy from 2000 to 2005.
  • Jordan is politically and economically stable.  It is recognised as a leading Arab nation, ranked in the upper quartile worldwide in the A T Kearney 2007 Globalisation Index, which measures economic, personal, technological and political integration in the wider world.
  • It is ranked above the world average for fiscal and monetary freedom, property rights and freedom from corruption.
  • Jordan has the fourth largest oil shale resources in the world.