Cyprus, Greece and Egypt condemn Turkey-Libya deal (updated)
THE Cyprus foreign ministry on Friday condemned a deal reached the day before between Libya’s internationally recognised government and Turkey on maritime boundaries deal, the...
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Electricity output from natural gas by 2021
CYPRUS is on a firm trajectory to using natural gas for electricity generation by the year 2021, president Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday. “We are...
Cyprus poised to sign natural gas supply contract by year’s end
Cyprus is set to sign a contract to supply natural gas to the domestic market by the end of the year, Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis...
Cyprus is defender of international law
Any challenge or provocation to the delimitation agreements Cyprus has concluded, was a challenge to all countries in the region, but also to rule-based international...
Cyprus grants Aphrodite reserve exploitation licence
Cyprus on Thursday granted the first hydrocarbon exploitation licence to the consortium that owns the Aphrodite concession, with a view to pipe gas to Egypt...
Falling short of energy expectations
Importing LNG was never going to be enough to meet climate targets By Charles Ellinas NOVEMBER 1 marked the start of public consultation for the...
Natural gas project hits obstacle
A company that is part of the consortium that won the tender for the construction of an LNG import terminal at Vasilikos has appealed a...
Europe’s ‘green deal’ requires radical change
Cyprus is not meeting its current climate change targets to 2020, and is already facing another challenge By Charles Ellinas Green issues played a decisive...
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...
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...
Turkish drill ship has completed operations off Cyprus coast – minister
One of Turkey’s two drill ships in the eastern Mediterranean has completed operations in Karpaz, off the northeastern coast of Cyprus, Turkish Energy Minister Fatih...
Steps being taken to ease economy bottlenecks says minister
Energy costs, the availability of finance, access to digital infrastructure, the availability of skilled staff and uncertainty about the future have been identified as the...
Cabinet presents ‘balanced’ 2020 budget, warns of health spending
The cabinet on Wednesday approved the state budget for 2020, which Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said was balanced and provided for a surplus, but there...
Challenges to Israel’s gas exports
By Charles Ellinas Since discovery of natural gas in its exclusive economic zone Israel has been dreaming of exports, riches and political influence. Massive political...
Erdogan blasts Greek Cypriots for not sharing natural gas (updated)
Cyprus fired back against Turkey on Saturday, saying if anyone is threatening peace in the area it is Ankara, after President Tayyip Erdogan accused the...
US considers Turkish gas activities unlawful (updated)
The United States considers the activities of Turkish drillship Yavuz off the north-eastern coast of Cyprus as unlawful, and urges the Turkish authorities to cease...
High ideals but lacking in practicalities
It will take some time before the East Med Gas Forum progresses from being a regional talking-shop into the influential international organisation it aspires to...
Gas has essentially become part of the reunification negotiations, Akinci says
The natural gas issue has essentially become a part of the reunification negotiations and can ruin a solution if not resolved despite the Greek Cypriot...
Russian position on Cyprus unchanged, ambassador says
Russian ambassador Stanislav Osadchiy reiterated Wednesday his country’s opposition to EU sanctions as a general rule, stressing that Moscow’s position on the Cyprus problem remained...
EU signals sanctions on Turkey over Cyprus drilling (updated)
By Gabriela Baczynska The European Union is set to curb contacts and funding for Ankara in retaliation for what it calls Turkey’s “illegal” drilling for...
