Gas is not the solution
By Charles Ellinas At the European Gas Conference in Vienna this week Deputy Director-General of the European Commission (EC) Klaus-Dieter Borchardt spelled out the energy...
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Future of gas in Europe and what it means for Cyprus
By Charles Ellinas This was the subject of presentations by European Commission (EC) senior officials at a number of recent gas conferences. Not surprisingly the...
Cyprus should heed UN climate summit’s call for action
By Charles Ellinas The UN Climate Action Summit convened by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres this week in New York sought to accelerate actions to implement the...
Cyprus runs the risk of being trapped into an expensive undertaking with gas deal
DEFA announced on 23 August its decision to award the tender for the construction of an LNG import terminal at Vasilikos. This will comprise a...
Turkey’s drilling: is it even worth it?
By Charles Ellinas THE EU’s staunch solidarity with Cyprus against Turkey’s continued violation of Cyprus’ EEZ has been re-affirmed, but it has not gone far...
The government is badly mishandling our gas imports
By not considering other import options the government is condemning us to even higher electricity prices. By Charles Ellinas The planned import of liquefied natural...
Likely gas sharing deal is not to Cyprus’ advantage
By Charles Ellinas Cyprus natural gas: business as usual? After a relatively short lull, following the excitement created by the discovery of Glafcos gas-field...
Global energy outlook: implications for the East Med
Increased prosperity means the world will consume more energy but emissions must be cut at the same time By Charles Ellinas BP published its...
Drive towards renewables has been sidetracked by gas
We’re nowhere near reaching our renewable energy targets and the reasons for the delay defy common sense By Charles Ellinas A renewables roadmap for Cyprus...
International hydrocarbons interest in Cyprus confirmed
Dr Charles Ellinas The biggest and most important hydrocarbons conference and exhibition in Egypt and the East Med region, EGYPS 2019, took place in Cairo...
Political cooperation will enhance East Med gas prospects
Politicians can’t do much about gas prices but removing political risk from a region certainly makes it more attractive to energy buyers By Charles...
For gas prospects, much hangs on restarting negotiations in 2019
By Charles Ellinas With drilling in Cyprus coming to its climax early in the year, Egypt forging ahead, Leviathan coming on stream in Israel and...
EastMed gas pipeline increasingly doubtful
So far it has been easier finding gas in the region than exporting it. The story behind the much-vaunted EastMed pipeline explains why By Charles...
Cyprus wants Turkey to be involved in regional energy plans
By Charles Ellinas There was more confidence and optimism in this year’s 14th Economist Cyprus Summit than before. The summit, held on Friday in Nicosia...
Little sign of global action on climate change
The world must invest $2.4 trillion in clean energy every year from now to 2035 By Charles Ellinas The UN Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change...
Cyprus should heed the trends in renewable energy
By Charles Ellinas GLOBAL natural gas demand will not carry on rising but will peak. Is this considered unthinkable? Then think again! Most recently published...
Cyprus smitten with energy paralysis: There is simply no need for Cyprus’ electricity prices to be so high. Here’s why
By Charles Ellinas While Cyprus is rushing into renegotiating the Aphrodite gasfield production sharing agreement – unwisely as I demonstrated in my August 26 article...
LNG back in the limelight
By Charles Ellinas With Noble, Delek and Shell requesting to renegotiate their Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with Cyprus, and particularly the formula for sharing potential...
Climate change in the East Med underlines need for renewables
By Charles Ellinas Probably the most important climate change conference in our area so far was held in Cyprus last weekend and inevitably fossil fuels...
Egypt preparing for a gas-rich future
By Charles Ellinas Egypt is determined to drive and manage its rapidly expanding energy sector and ensure that the new liberalised industry and systems are...
