Anastasiades opens new petrol terminal in Vasilikos
President Nicos Anastasiades inaugurated the new Petrolina liquid petroleum terminal in Vasiliko on Saturday, accompanied by Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis. The government’s goal has been...
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Labour accident kills man at Vasilikos, second in 24 hours
A 56-year-old man from Dherynia, Andys Evangelis, died on Tuesday afternoon after a work accident in Vassilikos, the second within 24 hours. The accident occurred...
Greek oil company applies to pipe gas to the island
Greek oil company Energean said on Tuesday it has formally applied to Cypriot authorities to pipe natural gas to the island, adding that the gas...
Britain to return Zygi land for €8.6m
BRITAIN will be returning land to the Republic of Cyprus that it holds in Zygi for €8.6m, it emerged on Friday. The deal is set...
Egyptian man dies on fishing vessel off south coast
An Egyptian national died on Friday after sustaining critical injuries while on a fishing vessel off the coast of Vasilikos. The man was airlifted to...
Used tyres site ‘an accident waiting to happen’, MPs hear
The area around Vasilikos is an explosion waiting to happen, head of the House Environment committee Adamos Adamou said on Friday after a meeting at...
Vasilikos communities reassured over tyres
The government on Tuesday sought to assuage the concerns of the nine communities of Vasilikos, near Limassol, regarding the planned storage of used car tyres...
Cyprus moving towards a second fuel storage terminal
Discussions between the Cyprus Organisation for Storage and Management of Oil Stocks (KODAP) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the financing of a fuel...
Plan for post-refinery era moving ahead
Members of the public will have until the end of April to submit proposals on developments for the Larnaca seafront where strategic oil reserves were...
Government pressures energy giants to consider Limassol
By Elias Hazou The ministers of energy and transport met on Monday with representatives of the three companies engaged in hydrocarbons exploration off Cyprus, in...
Demolition of Larnaca old refinery to start next March
Demolition work on the old refinery in Larnaca will start in March, chairman of the House Commerce Committee and DISY MP Zacharias Zachariou said on...
Cyprus Green Party calls for action over dead cats at power plant
By Andria Kades The Green Party is calling on the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) to take action after cats were found to have been...
Fuel reserves relocation to be completed by mid-July
The relocation of strategic oil reserves from the Larnaca seafront to existing facilities in Vasilikos is expected to be completed by mid-July, energy minister Giorgos...
Fuel terminal work halted by impromptu strike
Construction work at the Vasilikos fuel storage terminal came to a halt on Thursday after workers staged an impromptu strike in protest at not having...
Safety fears over Vasilikos Energy Complex ignored
By Brian Lait EARLIER THIS year the Sunday Mail published articles and letters about the planned Vasilikos Energy Complex, the inherent dangers attached to such...
LNG plant on Vasilikos site cannot be done in isolation
By Abboud Zahr COUNTRIES which are established oil and gas producers are accustomed to developing new capacity, like refineries or LNG plants, either through the...
Safety fears over energy hub
By Angelos Anastasiou IT WAS a typical morning at Buncefield, Hertfordshire on December 11, 2005, just a regular Sunday in which the quiet seemed as...
