AMMAN — The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said Monday that the contractual quantity of natural gas planned for supply to Lebanon is estimated at about 2 million cubic metres per day, but deliveries have not yet begun.

 

The ministry said that Jordan will start pumping gas to Lebanon once the necessary infrastructure is ready there, adding that the exact daily quantities will be determined after Lebanon confirms the volumes it expects to receive and completes preparations for receiving the gas.

 

Lebanon is currently working to repair and rehabilitate its domestic gas networks, the ministry said in response to inquiries from public broadcaster Al Mamlaka.

 

Under the planned arrangement, Jordan will import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from international markets and regasify it at the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) at the Port of Aqaba before transporting it through Syria to Lebanon for use in power generation.

 

Jordan is also supplying Syria with natural gas under a separate agreement, with the contractual volume estimated at about 4 million cubic metres per day. The quantities supplied to Syria are adjusted according to its daily requirements, the ministry said.

 

The ministry said that supplying Syria and Lebanon simultaneously would not affect Jordan’s domestic needs or the security of its energy supply.

 

The ministry said that Jordan currently has four sources of natural gas: pipeline gas supplied from Egypt and Chevron, locally produced gas from the Risha Gas Field, and LNG imported from international markets and regasified at the floating facility in Aqaba.

 

The ministry said that the regasification vessel has sufficient capacity to meet Jordan’s domestic natural gas needs while also supplying Syria and Lebanon.

 

The Cabinet has recently approved a plan to supply Lebanon with natural gas through the floating unit at Aqaba Port, in cooperation with Syria, as part of efforts to support Lebanon’s electricity generation and strengthen regional energy cooperation.

 

According to a Prime Ministry statement, Jordan will import LNG, regasify it using existing infrastructure at Aqaba and transport it through Syria to Lebanon.

 

Jordan, Syria and Lebanon signed an agreement in May to cooperate on natural gas supplies following a trilateral meeting in Amman involving the three countries’ energy ministers.

 

In January 2026, Jordan and Syria signed an agreement in Damascus for the sale and purchase of natural gas to supply Syria through Jordanian territory, supporting electricity generation and helping ease energy shortages.

 

Syria has since begun receiving gas under the agreement, with supplies reaching about 4 million cubic metres per day. The arrangement is part of a contract valued at about $800 million annually, aimed at securing stable energy supplies and improving services.

 

Regional electricity interconnection efforts date back to 2001 but were suspended in 2012. Efforts to revive them resumed in 2022 through agreements aimed at supplying electricity and gas to Lebanon via Syria.