Global energy markets are looking for a way out of the current crisis, partly caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and due to COVID-19 fallout, economic growth and a shortage of
Putin is upping the ante as discussions rage within Western capitals to sanction Russia’s oil and gas sectors. Russia has even threatened to block the Nord-Stream I pipeline to Germany. US president
After years of official support by the US Administration for energy projects in the East Mediterranean, Washington has shed its clothes. As expected, Washington’s perceived support for a regional offshore gas pipeline
The Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF), as an international body, has come into force with regional ministers meeting in Cairo, Egypt, approving the forum’s statute. The meeting of energy ministers from Egypt,
By Cyril Widdershoven The supra-regional meeting between Foreign Ministers of East Med and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in Athens was a media success. In a joint declaration, Greece, Saudi Arabia,
The future of East Med gas markets will be decided in the next couple of months, based on the outcome of the EU-Turkey discussions and the ongoing integration of the EMGF countries.
On a wave of unprecedented Israeli-Arab normalization, which led to agreements with UAE and Bahrain, analysts are now focusing on the high-profile Israel-Lebanon negotiations. It is set up as a framework agreement
The expected establishment of the East Med Gas Forum (EMGF), with its headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, has been formalized and signed. The EMGF is now an official international regional organization, set up
The East Med geopolitical constellation keeps changing almost daily. Greece and Egypt signed a maritime agreement to establish the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the two countries. Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Even after weeks of increased tension in the East Mediterranean and Libya, caused by continuing Turkish provocations or outright military involvement (Libya), threats (Greece, Cyprus), Brussels has shown its weakness. Again, it
