Jordanian Energy Minister Khaled Touqan said the Hashemite kingdom has
been losing at least $4.2 million per day because of the suspension of gas
supplies from Egypt.
The suspension of 300 million cubic feet of Egyptian
gas per day
stemmed from three attacks on the pipeline in the Sinai Peninsula since
February.
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"We have been forced to rely on diesel and heavy fuel," Touqan said.
Egyptian gas was said to have supplied 80 percent of the fuel for
Jordanian power stations. Israel has relied on Egypt for up to 45 percent of
gas supplies required by the Jewish state.