Jordanie : Emergence d’un débat sur l’achat de gaz naturel à Israël
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Lawmakers at the EDAMA event warned against relying on Israeli gas, stressing that Jordan should tap its local resources including renewable energy and shale oil.
“There is always a conflict of interest with Israel. At a certain point, they might stop giving us gas. Although we have a peace treaty with Israel we remain at hostilities with the Zionist entity,” Jamal Gammouh, head of the Lower House Energy Committee, said at the meeting.
“We cannot look at Israel as an economic partner. This has serious social and economic consequences. We need to focus on alternatives,” said Gammouh.
Jawad Anani, chair of the Senate Energy Committee, said Jordan needs not to rely on the Israeli gas.
“We need to learn a lesson. We used to rely on Egyptian gas and it suddenly stopped and we were in trouble,” said Anani.
“We need political assurance that there will be no cuts. Relying on Israeli gas is risky,” said Anani.
“Jordan should focus on local resources. We should never be dependent on external resources,” he added, referring to oil shale and renewable energy.