Total seeks role in LNG terminal
By George Psyllides ENERGY giant Total is looking to participate in the development of a gas liquefaction terminal, it emerged on Wednesday, as the cabinet...
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Noble working proposal for gas to power electricity by 2016
By Stefanos Evripidou US-BASED Noble Energy on Tuesday confirmed reports it is working on a proposal to bring natural gas from Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone...
Cyprus-Israel-Greece energy collaboration up for part of €5.85 billion in EU funding
By Dean Jordan Two international projects involving Cyprus have been shortlisted in a European Commission list of 250 key energy infrastructure projects, earmarked from a...
Explanations for downsizing of Aphrodite gas field
By Constantinos Hadjistassou AT FIRST glance the official announcement of the appraisal drilling results for the Aphrodite natural gas field may not be the best...
Nicosia and Athens talk Cyprus problem and gas
By Stefanos Evripidou PRESIDENT NICOS Anastasiades discussed the new round of Cyprus peace talks and regional energy collaboration with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in...
Cypriot delegation in Vegas to sound out casino investors
By Stefanos Evripidou THE UNDERSECRETARY to the President is currently in Las Vegas to sound out the big five casino companies on possibly investing in...
Noble wants to pipe gas for domestic use
By Elias Hazou NOBLE Energy, operators of the Block 12 offshore licence, has reportedly renewed a proposal for piping gas from the Aphrodite well for...
Noble: Cyprus’ gas world class
By Poly Pantelides PRELIMINARY results from appraisal drilling on Block 12 show about 5 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas, lying at the lower...
Offshore field holds estimated 5 Tcf of natural gas
A Cypriot offshore field holds between 3.6 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) and 6 Tcf of natural gas, US-based oil company Noble Energy said on Thursday,...
Kassinis calls for patience on gas results
By Stefanos Evripidou FORMER ENERGY chief Solon Kassinis yesterday called on the press to stop being alarmist about the size of gas reserves in Block...
‘We can’t rely on gas to save us’
By Poly Pantelides WARNINGS were issued yesterday that not only was Cyprus falling behind in exploitation of its hydrocarbons reserves but also that natural gas...
Results of gas appraisal due next month
By Elias Hazou TEXAS-based Noble Energy is due to announce the results of its appraisal drilling at the Aphrodite gas field early next month, the...
‘Leave Cyprus now if you want gas jobs later’
By Peter Stevenson IF YOUNG Cypriots want to have any chance of being employed in the island’s natural gas industry, they need to leave the...
Energy minister off to Israel for gas talks
By Elias Hazou ENERGY minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis may be making a trip to Israel next month for talks regarding the possible supply of limited quantities...
Auditor-general to look at EAC’s fuel cost formula
THE auditor-general has been instructed to look into how the electricity utility calculates its fuel cost formula – a key component of the price of...
DEFA sticks to its guns, moving to next bidder
By Elias Hazou THE NATURAL Gas Public Company DEFA has stuck to its recent decision to end talks with preferred bidder Itera. In a statement...
EAC: Russian company bitter over failed bid
By Poly Pantelides THE Electricity Authority’s (EAC) chairman suggested yesterday that Russia’s Itera, with whom talks on the interim supply of natural have broken down,...
Talks on interim gas supply fall through
By Elias Hazou TALKS with preferred bidder Itera on interim supplies of natural gas are officially at an end, the Natural Gas Public Company DEFA...
Long-awaited flame ignited at Block 12
By Poly Pantelides THE long-awaited offshore natural gas production test got underway yesterday and the flame was finally ignited following the repair of a glitch...
Natural gas production tests and the day after
By Constantinos Hadjistassou PRODUCTION tests, also known as drill stem tests, are a milestone in the development of a hydrocarbons field and its conversion into...
