Jordan’s oil shale reserves are among the richest in the world, but for years investing on exploration did not seem feasible for the country.
Oil shale is an organic-rich rock that when heated, cooled, and then distilled yields oil, a process known as retorting.
Jordan, which is dependent on Egyptian natural gas, now plans to focus on its own oil reserves.
Al Jazeera’s Nisreen al-Shamayleh reports from Al Lajjoun, in southern Jordan.
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