Ankara presses Turkish Cypriots’ resources claim after Cyprus agrees gas deal
By Ali Kucukgocmen and Michele Kambas Turkey said on Friday that Turkish Cypriots had rights to a share of the island’s offshore resources, days after
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Cyprus reaches deal with Noble on modifying gas contract – reports
The government is said to have clinched a deal with the Aphrodite gas field stakeholders to modify the production sharing contract, with energy minister Giorgos
We must have no illusions about Turkey’s goals in the East Med
Turkey’s top priority is to consolidate its presence and its claims in the East Med, and it is doing so methodically under a plan By
US strongly discourages any activity that could escalate tensions
Assistant Secretary for the bureau of energy resources in the US Department of State Francis Fannon has said that the US was strongly discouraging any
East Med Gas Forum ‘evolving into international organisation’
The East Med Gas Forum (EMGF) will be meeting again in June with the purpose of evolving into an international organisation, energy minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis
No country is excluded from regional cooperation, Christodoulides says
The establishment of a regional organisation for security and cooperation in the Middle East is the further step that needs to be taken in the
Optimism over natural gas findings
There was optimism on Thursday over the results of an exploratory drill in an offshore field in the island’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which will
EastMed could be ‘one of the greatest underwater projects’ in the world
The EastMed pipeline could be “one of the greatest underwater projects in the world”, Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin said on Tuesday. Rivlin, who was speaking
Energy from renewables less than 10% at end 2017, some 3% from 2020 target
The share of energy from renewable sources (expressed in per cent of gross final energy consumption) reached 9.9 per cent in 2017 in Cyprus, according
Draft approved for climate plan 2021-2030
THE CABINET has approved the draft for the national energy and climate plan for 2021-2030 aiming to achieve the European Union’s ‘ambitious goals’ to make
East Mediterranean Gas Forum bringing Cyprus closer to its goal, Lakkotrypis says
Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis has said that the decision to set up the East Mediterranean Gas Forum, an international organisation, was of enormous importance for
Anastasiades expecting US will participate in Greece-Cyprus-Israel tripartite
Cyprus is expecting the US to participate in the trilateral cooperation between Greece, Cyprus and Israel in the near future, President Nicos Anastasiades said
Impressive progress in expansion of renewable energy sources
By Andreas Armenakis and Nikolas Chatzigeorgiou One of the key driving elements for the evolution of energy systems around the globe are new developments, regarding
Exxon drillship on location in block 10
By Elias Hazou The Stena Icemax drillship has arrived on location in Cyprus’ offshore block 10 and is preparing to bore down into the seabed,
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
Defa publishes tender documents for LNG terminal
Cyprus’ natural gas public company (DEFA) on Friday published the tender documents for the design, construction, and operation of an LNG import terminal that will
EAC boss says ‘unable to bring down prices’
By Elias Hazou POLITICIANS on Thursday heave-hoed about rising electricity bills, only to be told that at the moment the state power corporation was unable
Turkey anger at Cyprus’ latest gas move
Turkey on Thursday reacted angrily to Cyprus’ decision to invite oil companies to bid on block 7 in the island’s Exclusive Economic Zone. In a
Cyprus ‘an important US partner’ in the Eastern Mediterranean
The US sees Cyprus as an important partner in its wider region and was working to build a stronger political relationship with the country, Deputy
President touts Cyprus’ comparative advantages to prospective investors in New York
The comparative advantages of Cyprus as a business and investment destination were presented on Friday evening by President Nicos Anastasiades during the business forum “Invest
