Posts tagged with "EEZ"

Cyprus and Egypt geared up to sign pipeline agreement Cyprus

Cyprus and Egypt geared up to sign pipeline agreement

September 18th, 2018 Cyprus and Egypt will sign an agreement for an underwater natural gas pipeline on Wednesday, set to be the first of its type for the region, Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis said on Tuesday. Lakkotrypis and his Egyptian counterpart Tarek el Mollahad held a meeting in the evening with President Nicos Anastasiades, where they...
The rule of law on the high seas Opinion

The rule of law on the high seas

September 2nd, 2018 Nobody loves the United Nations. It’s a bureaucracy, and its job is to make rules. But where else could you negotiate a treaty on ‘The Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction’ (BBNJ for short)? That is to say, bringing the rule of law to the high seas before all the fish...
No navtex has been cancelled, spokesman says Cyprus

No navtex has been cancelled, spokesman says

August 30th, 2018 No navigational warning, issued by Cyprus, has been cancelled, government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said on Thursday, as Ankara issued one disputing the Republic’s rights. A navtex, which Ankara has issued, Prodromou said, is contrary to existing international rules and regulations governing shipping and aims at specific...
Hasty new gas deal could cost billions Energy

Hasty new gas deal could cost billions

August 26th, 2018 By Charles Ellinas MUCH has been said during the last few weeks about the future of Aphrodite, in light of the potential gas sales to Shell’s liquefaction plant at Idku in Egypt. And justifiably so, given the potentially serious implications on revenues from these sales and on the Cypriot economy over the next 18 years. These...
All necessary measures being taken for Exxon drilling, minister says Energy

All necessary measures being taken for Exxon drilling, minister says

July 22nd, 2018 Cyprus is taking all necessary measures to ensure that US energy giant, ExxonMobil’s exploratory programme in the island’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) proceeds smoothly, Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis said on Sunday. He also reiterated that developments on the Cyprus problem should not affect the country’s energy...
Our View: ‘Reflection time’ over as UN comes to visit Our View

Our View: ‘Reflection time’ over as UN comes to visit

July 22nd, 2018 HAVING given the two leaders a whole year to reflect on whether they wanted the UN to facilitate a Cyprus settlement, UN Secretary-General Antiono Guterres will now seek to find out the outcome of this reflection. His representative Jane Holl Lute on Monday will have one-to-one meetings with President Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot...
Nicosia will not remain idle in face of Turkish provocations Cyprus

Nicosia will not remain idle in face of Turkish provocations

July 12th, 2018 Nicosia shall not remain idle in the face of possible Turkish provocations within Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), president Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday. “We shall not sit idly by should Turkey engage in new provocations in our EEZ,” Anastasiades told CyBC in an exclusive interview with the public...
President meets Total chief in Paris Cyprus

President meets Total chief in Paris

July 1st, 2018 Total’s energy programme was discussed during a meeting in Paris between President Nicos Anastasiades and the general director of the company Patrick Pouyanne, during which he reiterated Total’s interest in increasing its presence in Cyprus. Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said during the meeting on Saturday evening...
US working to strengthen security and energy ties with Cyprus Cyprus

US working to strengthen security and energy ties with Cyprus

June 26th, 2018 The US is working to strengthen security and energy cooperation with Cyprus, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wes Mitchell told Congress’ Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday. He noted that Washington is constructing a long-term strategy to bolster their presence in the Eastern Mediterranean. “We...
Total confirms interest in expanding in Cyprus Cyprus

Total confirms interest in expanding in Cyprus

June 19th, 2018 French oil and gas giant Total is interested in broadening its presence in Cyprus’ hydrocarbons space, president Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday after seeing a senior executive of the company. “There is an ongoing positive consultation,” Anastasiades told reporters following a meeting at the presidential palace with Stephane...
Christodoulides welcomes Exxon’s intention to speed up drilling plans Energy

Christodoulides welcomes Exxon’s intention to speed up drilling plans

June 10th, 2018 Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides has welcomed ExxonMobil’s intention to accelerate procedures ahead of scheduled offshore drillings in Cyprus' exclusive economic zone. Asked about his recent meeting with ExxonMobil’s Vice President, Tristan Asprey, in the presence of Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis, where they discussed...
Delegation from ExxonMobil in Cyprus ahead of Autumn drilling Energy

Delegation from ExxonMobil in Cyprus ahead of Autumn drilling

June 8th, 2018 A delegation from US energy giant ExxonMobil led by the company’s vice-president for Europe, Russia, Asia, the Pacific and the Middle East, Tristan Asprey was in Cyprus for talks with the government on Friday. According to Energy Minister George Lakkotrypis, speaking on the sidelines of the casino groundbreaking ceremony in...
Neophytou: US-Cyprus ties have entered a new level in field of energy   Energy

Neophytou: US-Cyprus ties have entered a new level in field of energy  

June 7th, 2018 The US and Cyprus have entered a new level of relations in the field of energy, especially after the third licensing round with ExxonMobil signing an exploration and production sharing contract for block 10 of the island’s EEZ, Disy leader Averof Neophytou said Neophytou was speaking at the 4th Washington Oil & Gas Forum...
Turkish drillship close to Antalya Cyprus

Turkish drillship close to Antalya

June 5th, 2018 The Turkish drillship Fatih, formerly DeepSea Metro II, is close to Antalya in Turkey on with the intention of heading at some point soon for the Eastern Mediterranean to begin deep-sea drilling, possibly close to or inside Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Observers expect the drillship to remain in Antalya until after the...
Anastasiades and Total officials to discuss future steps in Cyprus Energy

Anastasiades and Total officials to discuss future steps in Cyprus

May 21st, 2018 Total’s President for Exploration & Production in the Middle East, Stephane Michel will meet on Monday with President Nicos Anastasiades in a bid to discuss the French energy giant’s future steps in the Cypriot Exclusive Economic Zone. Reliable sources told CNA Michel visit is viewed as a follow- up to the discussions of...
‘No Cyprus problem if Turkey had not violated international law’ Cyprus

‘No Cyprus problem if Turkey had not violated international law’

May 18th, 2018 The Cyprus problem would not have arisen if the rules of international law had not been violated by Turkey, a Cypriot diplomat said addressing an open debate at the Security Council on upholding international law within the context of the maintenance of international peace and security. “In the case of Cyprus, if the rules of...
‘Cooperation essential for developing joint gas reserves’ Cyprus

‘Cooperation essential for developing joint gas reserves’

May 7th, 2018 Cooperation is essential for the exploitation and development of joint gas reserves, Israeli Ambassador Shmuel (Sammy) Revel told the Cyprus News Agency in an interview, adding that the two countries have a transparent and productive dialogue over block 12 reserves. The Ambassador said he expects progress to be made on the EastMed...
Kotzias says Turkey trying to control Cyprus’s energy resources Cyprus

Kotzias says Turkey trying to control Cyprus’s energy resources

May 2nd, 2018 Greek Foreign Minister Nicos Kotzias has slammed Turkey for what he described as trying to control energy resources in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). In an interview with Greece’s Skai, he said Ankara’s purchase of new vessels for possible hydrocarbons exploration was a serious issue. Kotzias, who said it would be in...
ENI defiant in face of Turkish threats Energy

ENI defiant in face of Turkish threats

April 25th, 2018 The CEO of Italian energy giant ENI, Claudio Descalzi, was defiant in the face of Turkish threats on Wednesday, saying the company was committed to its plans and would not just leave behind the €700 million it has invested in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Descalzi made the comments to reporters after a meeting he had...
Harshly critical, EU tells Turkey to commit to neighbourly relations Cyprus

Harshly critical, EU tells Turkey to commit to neighbourly relations

April 17th, 2018 The European Commission on Tuesday urged Turkey to commit itself unequivocally to good neighbourly relations and the peaceful settlement of disputes, while the EU’s top official said the country if moving rapidly away from the path of European Union membership as Brussels delivered its harshest criticism yet of Ankara’s shift towards...
Our View: Fences mended in Varna but nothing more Our View

Our View: Fences mended in Varna but nothing more

March 28th, 2018 In the end next to nothing was agreed at Monday’s eagerly-awaited EU-Turkey leaders’ meeting in Bulgaria. The two sides agreed to carry on talking in order to resolve their differences but whether this will ever happen is open to debate. The dinner was still described as a “good meeting” by Commission President Jean Claude...
Turkey given a clear message in Varna, Anastasiades says (Update 2) Cyprus

Turkey given a clear message in Varna, Anastasiades says (Update 2)

March 27th, 2018 If Turkey really wished to continue its EU accession course, it must comply with European principles and respect European law and the Law of the Sea, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the 9th Mediterranean Forum on Oil and Gas in Nicosia, the president was asked about the...
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