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Energy expert Amer Al-Shobaki, in the context of his comment on the new agreement that gives the Egyptian side the right to use the floating gas ship in Aqaba, demanded that those responsible for the fatal mistake of extending the contract for this ship, which costs the state more than 55 million dinars annually, be held accountable.

Al-Shobaki said that the agreement confirms what I referred to in successive reports about the fatal error in extending the contract for chartering the floating ship in Aqaba, and the need to hold accountable the parties that decided to extend the contract, which costs the Jordanian government 55 million dinars annually, instead of providing these amounts from the budget deficit. or use it for development.

He pointed out that after the government belatedly realized this fact, and allowed the Egyptian side to use the gas vessel and its components, which is a step in the right direction, the government had to clarify this agreement and reveal the terms of the contract.

Al-Shobaki stressed that the most important of all, does this agreement cover the cost of contracting with the Solar company, amounting to 55 million dinars annually, or is the government still losing as a result of this contract and incurring more budget deficits?

Egyptian-Jordanian cooperation agreement

Today, Saturday, Jordan and Egypt signed a cooperation agreement to exploit the gas infrastructure in the two countries, according to which the Egyptian side will use the floating storage and gasification unit in Aqaba during the remaining period of the floating vessel charter contract.

The signing took place under the auspices of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Dr. Saleh Kharabsheh, and the Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Eng. Tarek El-Mulla, in the presence of officials from both countries.

The agreement was signed by the Director General of the National Electricity Company (NEPCO), Eng. Amjad Al-Rawashdeh, and on behalf of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), the company’s president, Dr. Magdy Galal.

Minister Kharabsheh said, in a press statement after the signing, that the main objective of the agreement is to benefit from the resources of the two countries with higher efficiency and lower cost, stressing that the use of the floating ship in Aqaba will be until the end of the ship’s charter contract by the end of 2025, after which the coastal change unit will be used. Ministry now.

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