Green light for second interim gas tender
THE CABINET yesterday gave the go-ahead for the launch of a second tender for interim supplies of natural gas for the purpose of domestic electricity...
Energy
Kasoulides: hydrocarbons a tool of foreign policy
By Stefanos Evripidou ΗYDROCARBON reserves could do for the Eastern Mediterranean what coal and steel did for Europe after the Second World War, said Foreign...
Ukraine PM calls for end to tension, but police brace for action
By Richard Balmforth and Thomas Grove Ukraine’s embattled prime minister Mykola Azarov warned protesters on Wednesday they would be punished if they broke the law...
Energy MoU signed with Palestine
ENERGY Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on energy cooperation between Cyprus and Palestine following a meeting with chairman of...
Energy expert dies unexpectedly
MICHAEL J. Economides, an international authority on petroleum engineering, has died. Economides, 64, suffered a heart attack Saturday while on a flight from Spain to...
Gas estimates lowered (updated)
By Elias Hazou THE GOVERNMENT yesterday sought to put a positive spin on the downgrading of estimated reserves within the Aphrodite natural gas field, insisting...
Turkey carries out seismic surveys north of the island
By Elias Hazou THE government yesterday denounced the encroachment into Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) by ships commissioned by Turkey to carry out seismic surveys...
Commission takes Cyprus to court on energy matters
THE European Court of Justice announced Tuesday it has received the appeal of the European Commission against Cyprus for Nicosia’s failure to integrate the EU...
Experts debate the viability of a LNG plant
By Elias Hazou US ENERGY firm Noble Energy reiterated on Monday that it remains committed to an onshore LNG project in Cyprus despite the discovery...
Re-igniting the hunt for interim gas supply
THE NATURAL Gas Public Company (DEFA) will soon be launching a new tender for interim supplies of natural gas for the purposes of electricity generation,...
IMF plan to ensure gas money is well spent
INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) experts, currently in Cyprus at the request of the finance ministry, will by week’s end submit to the government a draft...
FM monitoring Turkish research vessel
The Foreign Ministry said it is monitoring the activities of the Turkish research vessel “Barbaros Hayrettin Pasa” that will be conducting offshore seismographic surveys near...
Gas chief in LNG warning
By Stefanos Evripidou CYPRUS MUST do everything possible to secure use of Israeli gas at a planned LNG terminal on the island, or else risk...
Temporary casino license may be granted, ENI-KOGAS invited for negotiations
By Stefanos Evripidou THE GOVERNMENT plans to grant the eventual winner of a license for a single integrated casino resort the right to operate a...
Experts agree that an LNG plant is best option for Cyprus
By Stefanos Evripidou BUILDING a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Vassilikos is the best option for Cyprus, according to a preliminary report by the...
ENI-Kogas to bid for blocks 5 and 6
By Elias Hazou THE GOVERNMENT is to begin talks with an Italian-South Korean consortium that may lead to the award of gas and oil exploration...
Turning expired dairy produce into electricity
Dairy waste is a huge problem around the globe and until recently there was no solution for that problem in Cyprus. Earlier this month Animalia...
East Med oil and gas resources to determine regional geopolitics
Hydrocarbon reserves in the eastern Mediterranean were the focus of the 2013 Annual Conference of the PRIO Cyprus Center (Peace Research Institute Oslo) that was...
Foreign experts suggest LNG plant be in private hands
By Elias Hazou FOREIGN consultants hired by the government have thrown a spanner in the works by suggesting Cyprus should consider leaving a mooted gas...
Cyprus and Total sign gas MoU (Updated)
By Elias Hazou CYPRUS and energy giant Total signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) yesterday for the development of a natural gas liquefaction facility. The...
