US backs Cyprus’ right to exploit its gas

The US State Department has reaffirmed its support for Cyprus to tap hydrocarbon finds within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) despite Turkey’s threats to block it. “The US policy for the exclusive

 New find makes Cyprus gas more viable

Cypriot Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said Tuesday that a new gas find off Cyprus would help the EU member state speed up the commercial exploitation of its untapped resources and help supply

Eni, Total declare Cyprus gas discovery

Italian oil and gas giant Eni and its French partner TotalEnergies have made a significant gas discovery at the Cronos-1 well in Block 6, offshore Cyprus. This discovery follows the Calypso-1 discovery

Cyprus could pump gas to EU by 2027

The European Union’s drive to slash reliance on Russian natural gas is boosting the strategic importance of finds in Cyprus, which could start producing by 2027, the energy minister said. “Europe is

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Chevron to speed up Aphrodite extraction

Cyprus and US energy firm Chevron said they are committed to accelerating the development of the offshore Aphrodite gas field to supply the European Union and Egypt. Energy Minister Natasa Pilides announced

Greek-Bulgarian gas interconnector completed

Construction of the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB) natural gas pipeline, which links the gas systems of the two countries, is completed and slated to start trial operation next month. Despite the IGB pipeline

Turkey obstacle to EastMed pipeline study 

The commercial viability study of the ambitious EastMed gas pipeline is not proceeding normally as Turkey is “interfering with the Nautical Geo ship conducting environmental surveys,” Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said. He

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Cyprus ready to help EU secure gas 

Cyprus stands ready to contribute to the EU’s efforts to secure gas to ease dependency on Russian supplies, said Energy Minister Natasa Pilides. At the 7th East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) Ministerial

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