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Jordan Times Sunday 19th February, 2012
Amman, Feb. 14 (Petra)--Jordan's energy bill rose to more than half in 2011 due to a rise in oil prices and the increasing dependence on heavy oil to generate electricity. The Kingdom's imports of oil derivatives and electricity last year stood at JD3.723 billion compared to JD2.430 billion in 2010, according to Department of Statistics (DoS...
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