(S) JORDANIAN OIL NEEDS: UAE READY TO

S E C R E T ABU DHABI 001384 SIPDIS STATE FOR NEA AND EB E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/23/13 TAGS: PREL EPET EAID PGOV JO SA KU TC SUBJECT: (S) JORDANIAN OIL NEEDS: UAE READY TO TRANSFER FUNDS ¶1. (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). ¶2. (S) IN THE COURSE OF A MEETING ON THE AFTERNOON OF 3/23, MFA MINSTATE SHAYKH HAMDAN BIN ZAYID STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN CALLED BY JORDANIAN FM MUASHER THE PREVIOUS EVENING, WHO HAD TOLD HIM THAT IRAQ HAD CUT ITS OIL PIPELINE SUPPLY TO JORDAN EARLIER THAT DAY. SHAYKH HAMDAN SAID SAUDI ARABIA AND KUWAIT WILL SUPPLY JORDAN WITH 75 THOUSAND BARRELS PER DAY (KSA 50,000 AND KUWAIT 25,000). THE UAE IS PROVIDING JORDAN WITH AN IMMEDIATE CASH INFUSION TO HELP DEFRAY THE COST OF PURCHASING FUEL FROM OTHER SOURCES. THE MONEY IS READY NOW AND WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE JORDANIAN CENTRAL BANK AS SOON AS AMMAN PROVIDES THE APPROPRIATE ACCOUNT NUMBER. THE AMBASSADOR ASKED IF THE EMIRATI CONTRIBUTION WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO COVER WHAT WE UNDERSTOOD HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY AGREED -- 25,000 BARRELS PER DAY (BPD). SHAYKH HAMDAN STATED THE UAE WOULD DO ITS BEST TO PROVIDE THE CASH EQUIVALENT OF 25 THOUSAND BPD. WAHBA