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...
natural gas
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...
