Energy companies have not been scared out of block 7
Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis said on Tuesday international energy companies had no intention to start their drilling programmes in block 7 of Cyprus Exclusive Economic...
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Upbeat vision of gas future in wake of block 10 find
The gas find in Glafcos (Glaucus) 1 well in Block 10 of the island’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is expected to yield large revenues, the...
Block 10 gas find is a game-changer
By Charles Ellinas The gas find in Cyprus EEZ announced this week is certainly promising, but expectations over revenues and timescales must be realistic ExxonMobil...
5-8 trillion cubic feet gas find ‘encouraging’ says energy giant
Cyprus and ExxonMobil on Thursday announced a natural gas find estimated at between 5-8 trillion cubic feet (tcf) in an offshore field inside the island’s...
Anastasiades to be briefed Thursday on Exxon findings
President Nicos Anastasiades will on Thursday receive a delegation of ExxonMobil, headed by its vice president Tristan J. Aspray, to be briefed on the findings in...
Energy minister quashes rumours of gas find in block 10
Exploratory drilling for gas by ExxonMobil in offshore block 10 is ongoing, and announcements will be made once the operations have been concluded, the government...
Egypt-Cyprus deal on Aphrodite field ‘is attracting great investor interest’
The intergovernmental agreement signed between Egypt and Cyprus for Aphrodite gas field resulted to great interest from International oil companies, down-streamers and financial institutions, Egypt’s...
ExxonMobil’s drilling in context
By Charles Ellinas As ExxonMobil approaches the end its drilling campaign, rumours about the results abounded this week as have the extravagance of some of...
Technical problem delays drilling in block 10
Drilling in Cyprus’ offshore block 10 by ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum has been delayed for 10 days due to a technical problem, reports said on Friday....
Exxon expected to start drilling by week’s end
By Evie Andreou The Stena Icemax drillship leased by ExxonMobil, is expected to begin drilling in Cyprus’ offshore block 10 by the end of the...
