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...
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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...
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...
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...
