ENI will not leave Cyprus while it has a licence says Italian FM
Italy assured Cyprus on Saturday that it’s energy giant ENI will not leave the island’s exclusive economic zone as long as it has a licence....
Energy
Cyprus must redirect its energy policy
By Charles Ellinas The international oil and gas companies (IOCs) have finally confirmed postponement of planned drilling in Cyprus’ EEZ into 2021. It is understood...
Energy companies assure are committed to Cyprus drilling
Energy companies licensed to prospect for gas off Cyprus have assured the government they are committed to their contracts despite inevitable delays due to the...
ENI and Total drillings officially on hold for one year
Energy companies ENI and Total have notified the government they are postponing their scheduled gas drilling operations off Cyprus for approximately one year. Government spokesman...
MoU signed for floating gas unit
Solaris Engineering (CY) Limited announced on Tuesday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with H4E Gasfuel Ltd to provide services for the design and...
Coronavirus: Minister confirms long delay in Cyprus’ gas drilling
Exxon Mobil have informed the government they will be delaying a planned drill in their block 10 concession in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), with...
Electricity authority pre-purchases low priced fuel
The electricity authority (EAC) said on Friday it has pre-purchased 60,000 metric tons (MT) of fuel oil in an effort to make the best use...
Oslo-based company applies to bring LNG to Cyprus from 2021
An Oslo-based company has formally applied to bring liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Cyprus starting in the first half of 2021. In a press release,...
Coronavirus: Scheduled gas drills likely to be delayed
Scheduled gas drills offshore Cyprus will most likely be delayed for an indeterminate amount of time, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said on Tuesday, when asked...
Electricity company unions to strike
Electricity company unions said Wednesday they decided to escalate industrial action with two strikes this month over disagreements with the management. In a statement on...
We’re stubbornly ignoring the reality of our gas find
We’ve been told time and again that the lack of a solution and low global prices mean our gas will stay right where it is...
Two individuals added to sanctions list against Turkish drilling
Two individuals were on Tuesday added to the EU’s sanctions list in connection with Turkey’s illegal activities in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone by the European...
Insecure EEZ a ‘danger to the people’ (updated)
Cyprus’ hydrocarbons programme is on track despite Turkey’s illegal forays into the island’s waters, lawmakers said on Tuesday. They were speaking to the media after...
Anastasiades opens new petrol terminal in Vasilikos
President Nicos Anastasiades inaugurated the new Petrolina liquid petroleum terminal in Vasiliko on Saturday, accompanied by Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis. The government’s goal has been...
‘Licensing of block for exploration affecting third party against international law’
Government spokesman Kyriacos Kousios said on Saturday that any licensing of a block for oil and gas exploration affecting the interests of third parties or...
Jordan parliament passes draft law to ban gas imports from Israel
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi Jordan’s parliament on Sunday approved a draft law to ban imports of Israeli gas to the country just days after they started...
Energean says proposal to supply gas still in force
Energean’s proposal to supply gas to the Cyprus through a pipeline from Israel remains in force, the company said in a statement on Sunday. According...
Turkey announces new drilling, dismisses East Med Gas Forum initiative (Updated)
Turkey announced on Friday it would start a new drilling off Cyprus in a new target dubbed as ‘Lefkosia1’. The drilling was announced by Turkish...
EastMed ‘very important’ energy and geopolitical project, Greece’s Premier says
Greece`s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said that the EastMed is a very important energy but also geopolitical project, which will allow Europe to have...
EastMed a response to Turkish behaviour says Anastasiades
The planned construction of the EastMed pipeline “is a response to Turkish challenges in the area,” President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday. In an interview...
