What impact will Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) upgrades have on the Jordanian aviation industry in the context of the wider region?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Kjeld Binger, CEO, Airport International Group from The Report: Jordan 2014
Articles & Analysis | Airport renovations aim to boost the aviation sector from The Report: Jordan 2014
Jordan’s aviation market occupies a medium-sized position within the Middle East. While not quite on par with the rapid increase in international routes that has boosted air travel to Gulf countries like Qatar and the UAE, the kingdom’s airports have nevertheless seen steady passenger growth in recent decades, averaging 9.7% per year between 2006 and 2011.
Articles & Analysis | Diversifying the mix: As demand increases and the external environment continues to get more complicated, the country turns to alternative energy sources from The Report: Jordan 2014
One of the biggest challenges facing Jordan is keeping up with the rapidly increasing demand for energy, as it continues to grow economically. Energy demand over the past four years increased rapidly after the population grew by an enormous 20% due to the Syrian refugee influx. Sabotage attacks in Egypt halted Egyptian gas supplies to Jordan,...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Mohammad Hamed, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources from The Report: Jordan 2014
What is your vision for the energy sector, and, two years on, what has been the impact of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Law?
Articles & Analysis | As the country seeks to diversify its energy resources, oil shale has significant potential from The Report: Jordan 2014
While Jordan has few oil and gas resources of its own, it does have an abundance of several key natural resources that can potentially be used to produce energy. One of these is oil shale, the sedimentary rock that underlies around two-thirds of the kingdom’s territory – giving Jordan one of the largest deposits of this material anywhere in the world. Oil shale can be...
Articles & Analysis | The lack of oil and gas has presented major challenges, but the sector remains important from The Report: Jordan 2014
Unlike its neighbours, Jordan has never had a large oil and gas sector. While Iraq and Saudi Arabia have major hydrocarbons industries, the fields on which these are based seem to barely touch the kingdom, with Jordan thus in the unenviable position of having to import almost all of its oil and gas needs. Yet while small, Jordan’s oil and gas sector still makes a vital...