Biden may dine with the two leaders
By Stefanos Evripidou US VICE President Joe Biden is expected to have dinner with the two leaders in the peace talks during his historic visit
Energy
High price for Israeli gas, reports say (Updated)
By Elias Hazou THE NATURAL Gas Public Company (DEFA) said on Monday it had no connection to media reports claiming the partners in the Leviathan
Energy prospects and tax dodging on troika agenda
By Constantinos Psillides CYPRUS’ energy prospects, tax-dodging, and refugees were some of the issue discussed on Friday by the troika delegation, on the island to
Illegal gas-fuelled cars are ‘mobile bombs’
By George Psyllides VEHICLES being illegally powered with gas ahead of the official introduction of such a service have been described as ‘mobile bombs on
Turkey insists on its offshore gas boundaries
By Stefanos Evripidou TURKEY and the Turkish Cypriots have defended a decision to register an agreement between them at the UN, delineating the continental shelf
Oilfield services leaders to set up regional base in Cyprus
By Elias Hazou Halliburton and Schlumberger, two of the world’s largest oilfield services companies, have chosen Cyprus as their base of operations for the eastern
Questions over surprise RES change
By Elias Hazou IN A MOVE puzzling to many, the government has apparently decided to drastically curtail the licences allotted to small-scale photovoltaic energy systems
Cyprus-Israel deal on hydrocarbon secrecy
CYPRUS and Israel signed on Monday an agreement on the exchange and protection of confidential information on hydrocarbons discovered in Block 12 in Cyprus’ Exclusive
Energy conference to take place in Limassol
Ministers and other high-ranking officials dealing with energy issues from Cyprus, Croatia, Italy and Montenegro will participate in the Global Offshore Technology (GOT) Conference and
Energy Coins for gas: the great exchange
By Elias Hazou THE economy is in the dumps. Cash is in short supply. For the foreseeable future, maybe foreign investment and/or gas revenues can
Kuwaiti investors view all options
By Elias Hazou A GROUP of investors from the Gulf state of Kuwait were yesterday exploring various potential business ventures in Cyprus while the government
DEFA assessing natural gas supply bids
By Elias Hazou THE state-owned Natural Gas Public Company (DEFA) has started assessing the bids submitted by interested suppliers of natural gas for the use
Deutsche Bank team to explore LNG terminal funding
By Staff Reporter A HIGH-LEVEL delegation from the German giant Deutsche Bank is due in Cyprus on Thursday to discuss financing prospects for a natural
Delek puts in bid for interim gas supply
By Elias Hazou THE PARTNERS developing Israel’s offshore Leviathan field have announced they have put in a bid to sell gas to Cyprus via a
Opportunities exist, president tells Dubai chamber
OPPORTUNITIES for growth exist in the majority of economic sectors of Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades told a Business Forum in Dubai yesterday on the last
Energy, tourism, education and science on UAE agenda
By Angelos Anastasiou CYPRUS and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a bilateral agreement for cooperation in the air travel services sector and Memoranda
Former energy boss to advise Greek Premier
Former energy director Solon Kassinis has been appointed energy advisor to Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. Speaking on private Sigma television channel, Kassinis confirmed the
Is LNG plant a dead duck?
By Elias Hazou THROUGH deliberate delay or wavering, Cyprus may be letting plans slip for an onshore LNG plant, a gas expert has warned. Charles
Cyprus gets four proposals for interim gas supplies
Cyprus state gas company DEFA said on Monday it has received four proposals to supply natural gas to the island, an interim solution for power generation before
Anastasiades seeks investment in UAE (Update)
By Staff Reporter PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades yesterday began contacts in Abu Dhabi at the start of a four-day visit to the United Arab Emirates aiming