Safety fears over energy hub
By Angelos Anastasiou IT WAS a typical morning at Buncefield, Hertfordshire on December 11, 2005, just a regular Sunday in which the quiet seemed as...
Energy
ENI to step up Cyprus exploration
THE latest developments on the Cyprus problem, as well as President Obama’s statement calling for easing tension in the region, have encouraged ENI to accelerate...
Nicosia to subsidise energy checks to help save on waste
By Peter Stevenson NICOSIA Municipality will be paying half the cost of energy checks which will be carried out in 25 homes in the capital...
Priority remains LNG plant says minister
By Elias Hazou CYPRUS is looking at several options for developing its hydrocarbon reserves but its priority remains the construction of an onshore liquefied natural...
Vassilikos: ‘a recipe for disaster’
By Elias Hazou LOCAL COMMUNITIES in the Vassilikos area say plans to build an energy centre there are tantamount to suicide and need to be...
The energy sector is not just about the LNG plant
By Constantinos Hadjistassou DESPITE the economic woes visited upon Cyprus by the haircut on deposits, also known as the ‘bail-in’, the economy has demonstrated remarkable...
Cyprus and Egypt talk hydrocarbons
THE possibility of closer cooperation between Cyprus and Egypt in the field of hydrocarbons, including the sale of natural gas to Cairo, will be examined...
Turkish frigate harasses research vessel in EEZ (Updated)
By George Psyllides THE GOVERNMENT said on Monday it will complain to the United Nations after the Turkish navy expelled a Norwegian vessel searching for...
Licence for seismic exploration granted to Total E&P for block 10
Total E&P Cyprus Ltd has been granted a licence by for seismic exploration for oil and gas in block 10 and in parts of blocks...
Turkey playing cat and mouse in Cyprus’ EEZ
By Elias Hazou FOR THE second time over the last couple of months, Turkey has encroached into Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), dispatching research vessels...
UCY deal on sustainable energy reached as part of Qatar visit
TEXAS A&M University in Qatar has signed an agreement with the Research Centre for Sustainable Energy (FOSS) at the University of Cyprus. The agreement forms...
Cyprus hopes to lift capital controls in the coming months
By Angelos Anastasiou PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades said the government hopes to lift capital controls, imposed after the March 2013 bailout, within the coming months. Anastasiades...
Making homes energy efficient could boost economy
By Constantinos Psillides MAKING homes energy efficient could boost the economy by up to €2 billion and create 30,000 new jobs, the Technical Chamber (ETEK)...
Tenders invited for domestic gas supply
By Elias Hazou The Natural Gas Public Company (DEFA) has invited tenders for the supply of natural gas for a period of up to 10...
Gas company to invite tenders for import
THE Natural Gas Public Company will be inviting expressions of interest for the import of natural gas for power generation purposes. The so-called ‘interim gas’...
Lakkoytrypis in Netherlands gas talks
Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkytrypris was in The Hague on Tuesday to discuss the natural gas discoveries in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone and issues relating to...
Cyprus: a story of David and Goliath
By Stefanos Evripidou PRESIDENT NICOS Anastasiades yesterday borrowed from the Beatles, Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, Winston Churchill and even the Bible to argue his point to...
DEFA opts for second tender
The board of the Cyprus’ Natural Gas Public Company (DEFA) yesterday approved a second tender for the short-term supply of natural gas in Cyprus. According...
Intense work to complete second tender for gas imports
THE Natural Gas Public Company (DEFA) is working round the clock to complete the dossier for a second tender for natural gas imports, its chairperson...
Electricity prices have gone down 17.5 per cent, CERA boss says
By Peter Stevenson LAST year saw a significant reduction in the price of electricity according to Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA) chief George Shammas with...
