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Decreased consumption of oil derivatives in 2020

Amman Today

publish date 2021-06-29 13:48:56

The volume of domestic consumption of various oil derivatives decreased to 3,415 thousand tons last year, compared to 4,912,000 tons in 2019.

The quantities of consumption were distributed among 463,000 tons of liquefied petroleum gas, 1,139 tons of gasoline, 137 tons of jet fuel, 83 tons of kerosene, 1,313 tons of diesel, 145 tons of fuel oil, and 135 tons of asphalt.

Domestic production of crude oil has increased from 0.3 thousand barrels in 2017 to 1.8 thousand barrels in 2020, and natural gas from 3.6 billion cubic feet in 2017 to 5.3 billion cubic feet in 2020.

According to the data of the annual report of the Ministry of Energy, the Kingdom’s imports of crude oil and oil derivatives decreased from 2,978 thousand tons in 2016 to 2074 in 2020, liquefied petroleum gas from 327,000 tons to 409,000 tons, and diesel from 967 thousand tons to 910 thousand tons. Gasoline increased from 832 thousand tons to 773 thousand tons, jet fuel 64 thousand tons in 2016, and zero in 2020.

According to the report, the percentage of securing the supply of electric energy was 99%, the percentage of the contribution of local sources to electricity generation was 22%, the percentage of renewable energy was 20% to the generation of electricity, and the percentage of the contribution of natural gas to the generation of electricity was 80%, and the number of sources of natural gas supply was 4 sources.

The percentage of securing the supply of crude oil and oil derivatives reached 100%, and 45 days were the number of days for stock adequacy of crude oil, 30 days for stock adequacy of liquefied petroleum gas, 60 days for stock adequacy of gasoline, and 60 days for stock of adequacy of diesel.

The number of solar energy systems with a capacity of 2 kilowatts installed for chaste families benefiting from national aid at the expense of rural fils during the first phase reached 2,225 systems, and in the second phase, 3,316 systems.

The number of solar heaters that have been installed with 30% subsidy for the domestic sector is 500 solar heaters, 181 solar cell systems for places of worship until the end of 2020, and 13 schools have benefited from the royal initiative to heat government schools.

The rest of the figures announced by the ministry were distributed among 23 farms that benefited from the solar cell program, 27,000 lighting units through distribution companies, 1,888 solar cell systems for the home sector with a 30% subsidy rate, and 27 factories that conducted energy audit studies, of which 9 carried out studies, and 1,544 Number of sites served by rural fils.

The data revealed 21 areas open for investment in deep oil shale distillation, and the ministry conducted 324 chemical and mineral analyzes and examinations during 2020.

The figures indicated that 2,258 million barrels of Iraqi crude oil were loaded onto 12879 Jordanian and Iraqi tankers.

The production capacity of the Risha gas field reached 27 million cubic feet.

The satisfaction rate of the information requests service recipients was 97.4%, the partners’ satisfaction rate was 87%, the service recipients’ happiness was 92.1%, and the budget performance was 89% (current expenditures). The number of automated electronic payment services was 5 services, and 16 electronic systems in the ministry.

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