Posts tagged with "EEZ"

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...
Macron to continue dialogue with Turkey on Cyprus and Aegean Cyprus

Macron to continue dialogue with Turkey on Cyprus and Aegean

March 25th, 2018 French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his willingness to continue the close dialogue with Turkey on the situation off Cyprus and in the Aegean, a statement released by his office said. Macron, in a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, expressed "concern" over Turkey`s military offensive in Afrin,...
President lauds EU solidarity over Turkey (Updated) Cyprus

President lauds EU solidarity over Turkey (Updated)

March 23rd, 2018 President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday welcomed the strong expression of solidarity from the European Union after the 28 member states called on Turkey to stop all illegal activity in the Republic of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and normalise its relations with Nicosia. Anastasiades, who is in Brussels attending the spring...
Netanyahu and Christodoulides discuss regional developments Cyprus

Netanyahu and Christodoulides discuss regional developments

March 22nd, 2018 Foreign minister Nicos Christodoulides on Thursday held talks in Jerusalem with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They discussed regional developments and the strengthening of bilateral ties in energy and emergency situations. According to the Israeli PM’s twitter feed, the meeting was held ahead of the fourth trilateral...
EU leaders condemn Turkish actions in Mediterranean gas standoff Cyprus

EU leaders condemn Turkish actions in Mediterranean gas standoff

March 22nd, 2018 By Gabriela Baczynska European Union leaders will condemn what they see as Turkey's illegal actions in a standoff over eastern Mediterranean gas reserves with bloc members Greece and Cyprus, in a joint statement to be issued on Thursday. Athens and Nicosia have accused Ankara of violating international law in a row over offshore...
Turkish drillship to set sail for Mediterranean Cyprus

Turkish drillship to set sail for Mediterranean

March 20th, 2018 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that a rig recently acquired by his country would soon set course for the Mediterranean to conduct exploratory drilling for hydrocarbons. “We possess one of the largest drillships in the world, 36m wide. Soon our drillship will be en route to the Mediterranean to carry out its first...
Italian ambassador says ENI will not withdraw from Cyprus Cyprus

Italian ambassador says ENI will not withdraw from Cyprus

March 20th, 2018 Averof Neophytou met on Tuesday with Italian Ambassador Andrea Cavallari, who reaffirmed ENI's position that it would not leave Cyprus and would continue its planning on the basis of its contractual obligations, the Disy leader said. In his statements, after his first official visit to the offices of the party, Cavallari said a...
House condemns Turkish provocations Cyprus

House condemns Turkish provocations

March 16th, 2018 The House plenum on Friday unanimously approved a resolution condemning Turkish provocations in the Cypriot exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and its violations of the law of the sea. The resolution also calls on the European Council to react swiftly and effectively to Turkish violations, provocations and threats. The text of the...
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