Jordan announces an agreement to supply gas to Syria – and the obvious question is: where does it even have gas “for export”?
The simple answer: Jordan has almost no significant local production, and the quantities discussed in the agreement with Damascus (up to 4 million cubic meters per day) are much larger than the gas it produces itself.
Therefore, in practice, Jordan’s ability to supply gas to Syria mainly relies on gas it already imports, primarily through its contract with Israel (Leviathan reservoir), which provides it with daily quantities much higher than the scale mentioned in the deal with Syria.
Additionally, Jordan also has the option to feed its network with liquefied natural gas (LNG) via Aqaba, so in practice it is a mix.