Jordan Gets First Iraqi Oil Since War

[Khephra]

AMMAN, Jordan -- A shipment of 1 million barrels of Iraqi crude oil has arrived at Jordan's Red Sea port, the first such supply since the U.S.-led war in neighboring Iraq began, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said Sunday.

The shipment, which arrived Saturday, will cover Jordan's needs for only two weeks, the ministry's secretary-general, Khaldoun Quteishat, told The Associated Press.

He said the shipment followed an agreement reached with Iraqi authorities last month to let Jordan import 2.6 million barrels of Iraqi crude in the next three months at international market prices.

Iraq was Jordan's sole oil supplier before the war began March 20. Jordan also received a special deal on the oil -- an estimated 5.5 million tons imported annually between 1990 and 2003 -- as part of Saddam Hussein's effort to maintain the popular support he once commanded in Jordan.

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[bemildred]

1. Dang, still can't get that pipeline working.

[uhhuh]

2. A Real Gift To Jordan

Would be to ship Chalabi to them in one of those barrels.