Anastasiades: Cyprus determined to forge ahead with energy policies
Cyprus is determined to forge ahead with its energy policy despite Turkey’s provocations, threats and illegal activities, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday. He said...
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ENI will not leave Cyprus while it has a licence says Italian FM
Italy assured Cyprus on Saturday that it’s energy giant ENI will not leave the island’s exclusive economic zone as long as it has a licence....
Energy companies assure are committed to Cyprus drilling
Energy companies licensed to prospect for gas off Cyprus have assured the government they are committed to their contracts despite inevitable delays due to the...
ENI and Total drillings officially on hold for one year
Energy companies ENI and Total have notified the government they are postponing their scheduled gas drilling operations off Cyprus for approximately one year. Government spokesman...
Coronavirus: Minister confirms long delay in Cyprus’ gas drilling
Exxon Mobil have informed the government they will be delaying a planned drill in their block 10 concession in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), with...
Coronavirus: Scheduled gas drills likely to be delayed
Scheduled gas drills offshore Cyprus will most likely be delayed for an indeterminate amount of time, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said on Tuesday, when asked...
Oil and gas companies on the retreat
By Charles Ellinas The combined effect of the massive decline in global oil and gas demand due to Covid-19 depressing the global economy, and the...
Italy reiterates support for Cyprus over Turkish violation of EEZ (Updated)
Italy reiterated on Wednesday its full solidarity with Cyprus over Turkey’s continued illegal drilling activities inside the island’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). A joint statement...
‘Stolen’ wrong word says govt over Turkey’s believed acquisition of gas surveys
Government spokesman Kyriacos Kousios clarified on Thursday that he had not meant to imply the information Turkey is believed to have obtained on offshore block...
Turkey has data from ENI gas surveys, minister admits EU sanctions won’t stop Turkey (Updated)
The government on Wednesday essentially confirmed a media report suggesting Turkey had somehow obtained studies carried out by Italian energy firm ENI prior to drilling...
Gas has a future but must cut costs, Cyprus could see delay amid EEZ furore
DURING this week I participated in three important conferences in London, which covered global gas and LNG developments and markets, including developments around the East...
French frigate in Cyprus’ EEZ, naval exercise underway (Update 2)
A French frigate was confirmed to be in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on Saturday as part of naval exercise between the two countries, as...
No change in Eni’s drilling plans, energy minister says (Updated)
Italian energy firm Eni has assured that its commitment towards Cyprus was a given, as was its natural gas drilling programme, Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis...
Cyprus: Eni concerns over warships ‘to be expected’, Ozersay says Turkey’s strategy ‘paying off’ (Update 2)
Government sources on Thursday played down remarks by the CEO of an Italian energy firm who said his company would not drill off Cyprus if...
Cyprus and France in constant contact ahead of EU Council
President Nicos Anastasiades and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have agreed to remain in constant contact in view of the European Council meeting that will...
Cyprus signs contracts with Eni and Total on five EEZ blocks (Updated)
Cyprus on Wednesday signed agreements with France’s Total and Italy’s Eni for exploration in block 7 of Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The contracts were...
Licences for ENI and Total to explore block seven
The cabinet on Monday licensed energy companies ENI and Total to explore block seven of Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and approved a partnership between...
Significant progress in talks with energy giants says Lakkotrypis (Updated)
Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said significant progress has been achieved in negotiations with energy giants Total and Eni over an offshore concession inside the island’s...
East Med gas: a regional perspective
By Charles Ellinas An international workshop organised by a European think-tank in Nicosia on 3-4 April provided a regional perspective on East Med gas. The...
‘Think bigger’ urge energy companies, more infrastructure needed
ENERGY companies active in the island’s exclusive economic zone urged the government on Thursday to think bigger, and cautioned that much needs to be done...