Waiting for the smoke to clear
By Angelos Anastasiou PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades is expected to inform party leaders tomorrow that if the Turkish seismic vessel Barbaros makes no further incursions into...
Energy
Oil price slump may affect energy investment not exploration
By Stelios Orphanides Low energy prices may delay the development of any new findings, an energy industry expert said, as Italian-Korean consortium ENI-KOGAS was expected...
Government adopts ‘wait and see’ policy on talks
By George Psyllides Turkey resuming seismic surveys inside the island’s exclusive economic zone would be a negative development as regards its intentions on the Cyprus...
Departure of Barbaros ‘not enough’ to resume talks
By Elias Hazou THE government yesterday said it would not return to peace talks even if Turkey were to cease its illegal explorations in the...
Sapiem 10000 drillship relocating to Amathusa site
By Elias Hazou AN ITALIAN-Korean consortium prospecting for natural gas off Cyprus’ southern coast will proceed to its next target and start drilling sometime during...
Barbaros being monitored as NAVTEX expires
By Elias Hazou THE government is monitoring the movements of the Turkish research vessel ‘Barbaros’ in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and will act accordingly....
Launch of jetty operations at VTT
VTS Vasiliko Terminal Services Ltd (VTS) announced on Tuesday the launch of its operations at the jetty of VTT Vasiliko Ltd (VTTV) oil storage terminal....
Lower gas estimates should not be a cause for disappointment
Recent drilling results at a prospective offshore gas field should not be a cause for disappointment, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday. He was referring...
Gas finds always ‘hit and miss’
By Elias Hazou Recent remarks by energy minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis have given rise to conjecture that offshore Block 12 may not hold additional exploitable gas...
‘Not enough gas’ in Onasagoras
By George Psyllides ENI-KOGAS has not found enough commercially exploitable natural gas reserves in its first exploratory drill at the offshore Onasagoras field, the energy...
Petrol price probe will be thorough
By Elias Hazou A SECTOR-WIDE investigation into petroleum products will be looking into the prices of unleaded 95 petrol, unleaded 98 petrol, diesel, heating oil,...
Cyprus and Greece agree to go on with joint energy deals
By Evie Andreou THE drilling in Bloc 9 of the Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) will proceed as planned Foreign minister Ioannis Kassoulides said in...
Media frenzy hyped on Erdogan drilling comments
By Elias Hazou GREEK and local media apparently jumped the gun – again – yesterday by reporting that Turkey would deploy its own oil platform...
Talks’ resumption based on how and when Barbaros leaves EEZ
By Jean Christou WHETHER or not the Cyprus talks resume if and when the Turkish seismic vessel Barbaros leaves the island’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ)...
BG eyeing deals to pump gas from Israel, Cyprus, to Egypt
By Shadi Bushra British gas company BG is in advanced talks that could boost supplies to power-hungry Egypt by allowing rival BP to use its...
East Med corridor promoted in European energy meeting
Energy minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis and his Greek counterpart Yiannis Maniatis on Tuesday met the Vice President of the European Commission for the Energy Union Maroš...
‘Nicosia and Athens on the same hydrocarbons page’
By Elias Hazou Turkey seeks to drive a wedge between Cyprus and Greece, but Nicosia and Athens are on the same page when it comes...
Lakkotrypis pitches East Med pipeline to Brussels
By Elias Hazou ENERGY minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis last night met with European Commissioner for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic to pitch the East Med pipeline as...
‘Cyprus and Greece agree Turkey should leave EEZ’
Nicosia and Athens have agreed that Turkish actions in the island’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) should stop immediately in order for the resumption of Cyprus...
Cypriot and Greek Energy Ministers meet EU Commissioner in Brussels
Energy Ministers of Cyprus and Greece, Yiorgos Lakkotrypis and Yiannis Maniatis respectively, meet today the EU Commissioner on Energy Union Maros Sefcovic to promote a...
