Track: Supply Chain

Abstract

The main aim of this research study is to place the distinct experiences of Jordan’s acquisition of energy in a broader empirical set of research, and to place Jordan’s energy sector in the larger context of the global economic crisis, the Arab Spring, and the Egyptian Revolution. The methodology that was adopted for this study described as qualitative by conducting several semi-structured interviews with managers in medium and top-level positions that were related to energy sector as targeted respondents, 32 managers were participated in this study. Further, reviewed the related literature in order to collect the necessary and required qualitative data from secondary sources such as statistical reports, previous studies, etc. As a result, to achieve effective managing of supply chain energy resources, the Jordanian government’s short-term solution due to the reduced natural gas supplying from Egypt was alternatively purchasing the necessary quantities from some Gulf countries such as Qatar and/or Saudi Arabia, which can be imported with two possible methods. The first method is to rent a ship equipped with a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, which is currently operating. The second method requires equipping the Aqaba port with an LNG terminal, which also is currently operating. In the long-term, a viable solution to depending on importing expensive and often unreliable natural gas supplies from surrounding countries is to depend more heavily on renewable supply energy, including solar, wind, and water energy.