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|Fuel Price Country=Jordan
 
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|Fuel Pricing Policies=For a long time Jordan depended on oil supplied from Iraq at preferential prices. After the Iraq war Jordan started reforming its pricing mechanism in 2005 which culminated in the elimination of subsidies on most petroleum products in 2008.  
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|Fuel Pricing Policies="Pricing policy: Government controls fuel prices. Government removed subsidies from all fuels except LPG in Feb 2008 and adopted a monthly price adjustment mechanism, but stopped adjusting prices (of gasoline, diesel, and kerosene) in Jan 2011. Gasoline, kerosene, and diesel prices were raised in Dec 2010, but lowered in Jan 2011 in response to the events in Tunisia and elsewhere in the region. An expert panel formed by the prime minister in May 2011 recommended smart cards for subsidized goods instead of price subsidies. The kerosene and diesel prices remained unchanged, except for a brief rise in Sep 2012. Until Nov 2012, the price of LPG sold in 12.5-kg cylinders had remained frozen for years, except for four weeks in early 2009 when the price was lowered slightly. In May 2012, Jordan raised the price of 95 RON gasoline to JD 1 (US$1.41)/liter from JD 0.795 (US$1.12), and substantially raised electricity tariffs for major industrial and service sectors. In Nov 2012, unable to shoulder the growing budget deficit, government increased the price of LPG in 12.5-kg cylinders by 54% and kerosene and diesel prices by 33%. Government began making monthly adjustments in Dec 2012 for all fuels except LPG. The price of diesel for non-power users and average monthly benchmark FOB price relevant to Jordan since 2008 are shown below. For a period of time, the retail price was lower than the FOB price, signaling a large subsidy.
A system of monthly price changes has been adopted since 8.2.2008. A committee formed of representatives of the finance, energy and trade ministry as well as the Jordanian Petroleum Refinery Company adjusts the prices based on a formula that follows the changes in the price of Brent crude oil during the previous 30 days. The new prices are announced via the news agency petra and are published on the website of the Ministry of Energy. The applied formula is not public and unclear.
 
  
Leaked US State Department cables show that oil-rich Gulf countries sometimes provided Jordan with oil at preferential rates, particularly after the fall of Sadam Hussein.
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Protests: The prices of 90 RON gasoline and diesel were increased in Sep 2012 but reversed within two days following street protests. The price increases in Nov 2012 were met with nation-wide protests, turning violent in some areas, killing one person, injuring 71, and quickly escalating into calls for a change of government. Government, however, did not roll back price increases. Consequences of subsidies: The fuel subsidies since 2005 have fluctuated.
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Information: Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company, a national oil company and Jordan’s sole refiner, posts current and historical fuel prices since 2008 on its Web site."
  
"Government controls, subsidizes, and infrequently adjusts fuel prices. Government removed subsidies from all fuels except LPG in Feb 2008 and adopted a monthly price adjustment mechanism, but stopped adjusting prices in Jan 2011. Gasoline, kerosene, and diesel prices were raised in Dec 2010, but lowered in Jan 2011 in response to the events in Tunisia and elsewhere in the region. The kerosene and diesel prices remained unchanged, except for a brief rise in Sep 2012. Until Nov 2012, the price of LPG sold in 12.5-kg cylinders had remained frozen for years, except for four weeks in early 2009 when the price was lowered slightly. In May 2012, Jordan raised the price of 95 RON gasoline to JD1 (US$1.41) a liter from JD0.795 (US$1.12), and substantially raised electricity tariffs for major industrial and service sectors. An expert panel formed by the prime minister in May 2011 recommended smart cards for subsidized goods instead of price subsidies. The increases in the prices of 90 RON gasoline and diesel were reversed in two days in Sep 2012 after street protests. In Nov 2012, finding it increasingly difficult to bear the fiscal burden, government increased the price of LPG in 12.5-kg cylinders by 54% and kerosene and diesel prices by 33%. Nation-wide protests were mounted in response, turning violent in some areas. Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company, a national oil company and Jordan’s sole refiner, posts current and historical fuel prices since 2008 on its Web site."
 
  
 
(Source: Kojima, Masami. (2013, forthcoming). “Petroleum product pricing and complementary policies:Experience of 65 developing countries since 2009.” Washington DC: World Bank.)
 
(Source: Kojima, Masami. (2013, forthcoming). “Petroleum product pricing and complementary policies:Experience of 65 developing countries since 2009.” Washington DC: World Bank.)
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|Fuel Price Factsheet Source Link=http://204.180.229.21/external/pubs/ft/wp/2006/wp06247.pdf
 
|Fuel Price Factsheet Source Link=http://204.180.229.21/external/pubs/ft/wp/2006/wp06247.pdf
 
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Latest revision as of 13:35, 12 March 2015

Part of: GIZ International Fuel Price database
Also see: Jordan Energy Situation

Fuel Pricing Policies

Local Currency: JOD
Exchange Rate: 0.703


(2010/11/26)

Last Update:

"Pricing policy: Government controls fuel prices. Government removed subsidies from all fuels except LPG in Feb 2008 and adopted a monthly price adjustment mechanism, but stopped adjusting prices (of gasoline, diesel, and kerosene) in Jan 2011. Gasoline, kerosene, and diesel prices were raised in Dec 2010, but lowered in Jan 2011 in response to the events in Tunisia and elsewhere in the region. An expert panel formed by the prime minister in May 2011 recommended smart cards for subsidized goods instead of price subsidies. The kerosene and diesel prices remained unchanged, except for a brief rise in Sep 2012. Until Nov 2012, the price of LPG sold in 12.5-kg cylinders had remained frozen for years, except for four weeks in early 2009 when the price was lowered slightly. In May 2012, Jordan raised the price of 95 RON gasoline to JD 1 (US$1.41)/liter from JD 0.795 (US$1.12), and substantially raised electricity tariffs for major industrial and service sectors. In Nov 2012, unable to shoulder the growing budget deficit, government increased the price of LPG in 12.5-kg cylinders by 54% and kerosene and diesel prices by 33%. Government began making monthly adjustments in Dec 2012 for all fuels except LPG. The price of diesel for non-power users and average monthly benchmark FOB price relevant to Jordan since 2008 are shown below. For a period of time, the retail price was lower than the FOB price, signaling a large subsidy.

Protests: The prices of 90 RON gasoline and diesel were increased in Sep 2012 but reversed within two days following street protests. The price increases in Nov 2012 were met with nation-wide protests, turning violent in some areas, killing one person, injuring 71, and quickly escalating into calls for a change of government. Government, however, did not roll back price increases. Consequences of subsidies: The fuel subsidies since 2005 have fluctuated.

Information: Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company, a national oil company and Jordan’s sole refiner, posts current and historical fuel prices since 2008 on its Web site."


(Source: Kojima, Masami. (2013, forthcoming). “Petroleum product pricing and complementary policies:Experience of 65 developing countries since 2009.” Washington DC: World Bank.)

Fuel Prices and Trends

Gasoline 95 Octane Diesel
in USD*

in Local Currency


* benchmark lines: green=US price; grey=price in Spain; red=price of Crude Oil



Fuel Price Composition

Price composition.



No information available.



At a Glance

Regulation-Price-Matrix
Transparency of
Price Composition
Transparency of Pricing
Mechanism / Monitoring
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No information available on the specification of the pricing formula applied.


Sources to the Public

Type of Information Web-Link / Source
Other Information http://204.180.229.21/external/pubs/ft/wp/2006/wp06247.pdf
Pump prices and margins http://www.memr.gov.jo/Default.aspx


Contact

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This is a living document. If you have any comments or suggestions, please feel free to contact us: Armin.Wagner@giz.de

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