Fuel & LPG Distribution
The distribution activity represents the link between the production and the refining processes internally, and between all JPRC agents throughout the Kingdom, by providing them with all their needs of petroleum products and gas.
The distribution department wide range of activities cover the following fields:
Sale of petroleum products, sale of gas cylinders, airport refueling stations, lube oil marketing, repair and maintenance of fuel stations and the Aqaba depots.
- Sale of Petroleum Products
The sale of any petroleum product goes through a process starting by taking in the order and passing it on to the loading and transport departments and ensuring its delivery under any circumstances, in addition to preparing and issuing monthly bills to customers and following up bills settlements.
The company owns six fuel and service stations, located in the following areas: Um al Heeran, Al Misdar, Al Ruweished, Marka, Karak and a station located in the refinery site in Zarqa.
- Sale of LPG Cylinders
The company provides gas distributors with LPG cylinders and monitors the sales operations to ensure that handling and delivery of cylinders to the consumers is being done in compliance with safety standards and regulations.
The Gas Section in the distribution department is also responsible for effecting market studies and research about the local market needs of cylinders and preparing regular sales reports about all LPG distributors operations.
Distributors can fill their cylinders in three LPG stations owned by JPRC and located in : Amman, Irbid and Zarqa with a total filling capacity of (100) thousand cylinder every (8) hours reaching (300) thousand cylinders in peak and emergency situations.
- Airport Refueling Stations
The company s refueling stations provides airlines with two kinds of Jet Fuel in all Jordanian Civil Airports: QAIA, King Hussein International Airport in Aqaba and Marka Civil Aviation Airport.
- JETA-1 fuel, produced in the refinery site at Zarqa and available in all three Civil Airports where more than (19) thousand planes are being refueled each year with this fuel.
- AVGAS 100LL, imported and only available in Marka Civil Airport where annually more than (10) thousand planes are being refueled in addition to providing King Hussein Military Air Base with this type of fuel.
Jet Fuel handling operation, in all its stages and up till the refueling phase, is conducted under the following conditions:
- Compliance of the fuel with the International Standards such as ASTM & DEFSTAN.
- Fuel has to be clean and dry.
- Applying maximum security and safety measures during refueling operations.
All refueling stations are subject to periodic inspection by International Organizations and Associations and from airlines representatives.
- Lube Oils
Lube Oils produced by JPRC are being sold locally and regionally, based on the company s marketing plans aiming at securing the biggest possible share of these markets supported by advertising campaigns and promotional material as well as organizing seminars and conferences attended by the major agents to keep them abreast of the latest developments in the lube oils production in the company.
JPRC attempts to comply with International Standards in producing its lube oils and always strives to produce new oils compatible with the latest automotive technology and according to the market needs.
- Repair & Maintenance of Fuel Stations
This section is responsible for studying all the applications and giving the preliminary approval for setting up fuel and service stations after ensuring they comply with the preset rules and conditions in addition to the real need of the area for a new fuel station as well as supervising the creation of any new station in coordination with the specialized authorities, until mounting the dispensing pumps and ensuring their functionality. The post station creation phase is also part of the section s duties as it keeps track and carries maintenance checks on all installed pumps to guarantee their compliance with the public safety requirements.
- Aqaba Depots
These depots receive and store the petroleum products imported by sea or road transport until they are transported and unloaded in the refinery tanks or distributed according to the demand of fuel stations and other different companies in the Southern region of the Kingdom. In addition to that, the Aqaba offices, in coordination with the maintenance section, supervise the setting up of fuel stations in the region and carries inspection checks on all mounted dispensing pumps ensuring that the quality and quantities of sold products are in compliance with the set standards.