Technical committee on the Cyprus-Egypt joint gas pipeline project to meet mid-September
The technical committee that is working on the preparations for a joint gas pipeline project between Cyprus and Egypt will convene on September 15, the...
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East Med: a hotspot of international tensions
Gas has been politicised in the region, losing sight of its commercial value By Charles Ellinas This was the subject of an online event...
Existential threat to natural gas in Europe
Any new gas infrastructure runs the risk of becoming a stranded asset It is ironic that at a time when natural gas is under...
US, China should expand cooperation on natural gas development
The United States and China should expand cooperation on natural gas development and trade, as such dealings will help smooth relations between both countries and...
Egypt-Israeli gas deal highlights tardy Cyprus could be left behind
By Elias Hazou While by no means a death blow to Cyprus’ aspirations to export natural gas to Egypt, a recent investment decision by companies...
Cabinet approves bill ratifying East Mediterranean Gas Forum statute
The Council of Ministers approved on Tuesday the bill ratifying the statute of the international organisation EMGF (East Mediterranean Gas Forum). Minister of Energy Natasa...
Entering a more diverse energy future
Global energy demand will carry on growing but not beyond the mid-2030s By Charles Ellinas AT A time when the East Med is on a...
Cyprus says Turkish gas activities in east Med illegal
Cyprus said Saturday Turkey was conducting illegal operations inside the island’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and its continental shelf, in violation of international law. In...
The future of global gas demand
And its impact on Cyprus’ aspirations to export its gas By Charles Ellinas The future of global gas demand was the subject of the Global...
Greece’s green evolution, Cyprus going backwards
GREECE is fast becoming one of the lead countries in Europe in the adoption of renewables. Last year the country was ranked 9th in the...
President to lay foundation stone of gas terminal
President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday will set the foundation stone of the liquified natural gas terminal at Vasilikos, billed the biggest ever strategic energy project...
East Med should focus on local markets
The LNG industry was already oversupplied before it entered the pandemic crisis. This will not change By Charles Ellinas The first quarter of 2020 has...
Record Egyptian finds but gas glut beckons
After a highly successful 2019, Egypt and the East Med face several challenges By Charles Ellinas Egypt had another successful year in 2019 and this...
Cyprus will not suspend its energy programme, president says
President Nicos Anastasiades said Cyprus will not bow to Turkish pressure to suspend its natural gas exploration programme as that would be a blow to...
Risky stalemate in the East Med
By George Koumoullis ON January 30 Turkey’s foreign ministry issued an announcement proposing the suspension of all energy-related activities in the seas around Cyprus until...
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...
US urges Turkey to halt drilling operations in Cypriot EEZ
The US said it remained “deeply concerned” by reports of Turkey’s drilling operations in the waters off Cyprus and has urged the Turkish authorities to...
2019 – Hook, jab and checkmate: Turkey sent Cyprus reeling over gas
2019 epitomised the cat-and-mouse game over hydrocarbons in the eastern Mediterranean, with Ankara chipping away at Cyprus’ maritime sovereign rights and Nicosia losing the initiative,...
Future of gas in Asia, and what it means for Cyprus
By Charles Ellinas This is a follow-up to the article I wrote two weeks ago about the future of gas in Europe and its impact...