Jordan’s cabinet has extended the National Petroleum Company’s (NPC) concession for the Risha gas field by 15 years to 2061, reinforcing Amman’s ambitions to transform the remote eastern desert field into a major pillar of domestic gas supply.
The move follows a series of developments that have raised expectations for Risha. Jordan hiked its estimate of gas in place at the field to 12tcf in late 2024 from 0.4-3tcf previously following a ten-well drilling campaign, while state firm NPC subsequently signed a $174mn contract with Kuwait Drilling Company to drill 80 wells over 2026-29 (MEES, 31 October 2025). (CONTINUED - 196 WORDS)