Pipeline planned between Iraq and Jordan

Iraqi and Jordanian officials confirmed that Baghdad and Amman started yesterday talks concerning establishing a petroleum pipeline between the two countries at a cost of $350 million.

The pipeline would stretch across 750 kilometers, extending from the Iraqi pumping station in El-Haditha, 260 kilometers northwest Baghdad, to the Jordanian El-Zarka refinery northeast of Amman.

The officials added that the first stage will begin from El-Zarka refinery to the Jordanian - Iraqi borders, while the second stage will extend into Iraq.