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France's Flagship Aircraft Carrier Sends Message of Support From Cyprus' EEZ

France further intensified its strong military presence in the Eastern Mediterranean on Wednesday, in an effort to send a clear message of military might to all those who provoke Cyprus regarding its sovereign rights in the region. The flagship of...

Greek, Cypriot and Israeli Leaders Sign Groundbreaking EastMed Pipeline Deal

Governmental delegations from Greece, Israel and the Republic of Cyprus signed the agreement for the construction of the EastMed pipeline in an official ceremony at Athens' Zappeion Megaron today. Upon its completion the natural-gas pipeline will connect the three countries, transporting...

Energy Minister Announces Cyprus Will Earn $9.4 Billion From ''Aphrodite'' Deposit

George Lakkotrypis, the Energy Minister for Cyprus, announced on Wednesday that Cypriot authorities have signed a preliminary agreement with energy companies Shell, Delek and Noble, which will be extracting natural gas and oil from the deposit dubbed ''Aphrodite.'' Lakkotrypis explained that the...

Cyprus Announces Flurry of Drilling Operations Over the Next Two Years

The Minister of Energy of the Republic of Cyprus announced on Tuesday a series of new drilling operations which will be conducted on behalf of the Republic within the next 24 months. George Lakkotrypis made public that the Cypriot authorities...

Natural Gas Deposits in Cyprus' EEZ Alters Balance in East Mediterranean

This week's announcement of the discovery of a natural gas field containing 5 to 8 trillion cubic feet of the resource, in plot 10 of Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), has been nothing short of explosive. The news of the major discovery...

US Exxon Mobil Announces Huge Natural Gas Discovery Off Cyprus

The American Energy Company Exxon Mobil announced on Thursday afternoon that after a series of exploratory drillings, they have discovered large quantities of natural gas off the coast of Cyprus. The discovery was made at the well named ''Glaucus 1,''...

"East Mediterranean Gas Forum" Meets for First Time in Cairo

The energy ministers of Greece, Italy, Cyprus, Israel, Egypt, Jordan and Palestine held their first annual ''East Mediterranean Gas Forum'' on January 14 and 15 in the Egyptian capital of Cairo. Greece was represented by its energy minister George Stathakis...

Renewed Drilling Ahead For Cyprus' ''Delfini'' Area

Greek and Cypriot media reported on Thursday an initial failure in Exxon Mobil's campaign to discover natural gas in the area dubbed ''Delfini'', in Block 10 of the Cypriot Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). According to a statement made by Cyprus'...

Cyprus Loses Halloumi Trademark in Britain

Cyprus has lost the trademark for halloumi cheese in the United Kingdom after failing to act on time, Minister of Commerce, Yiorgos Lakkotrypis said on RIK television on Friday. Speaking on RIK, the Cypriot minister admitted that Cyprus lost the...

French and Italian Firms Apply To Explore Cyprus' Block 7

The Cypriot Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry announced an application from joint venture Total E&P Cyprus B.V. and Eni Cyprus Limited for a license to carry out oil and gas exploration in Cyprus' exclusive economic zone. In a press release, the...

ExxonMobil Vessel Begins Drilling Off Cyprus

The Cyprus government announced Friday that ExxonMobil has started drilling at an offshore oilfield inside the island’s exclusive economic zone. Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis made the announcement in Nicosia during a meeting with US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy...

ExxonMobil Vessel Ready to Begin Drilling Off Cyprus

A drilling vessel leased by ExxonMobil has arrived in Cyprus' offshore block 10 and is preparing to drill into the seabed soon, the country's energy minister announced on Monday. Giorgos Lakkotrypis said that the Stena Icemax vessel had arrived on schedule at...

Tourism Minister: Cyprus To Reach 4 Million Tourists in 2018

Cyprus is expected to reach 4 million tourists in 2018. This according to the country's Minister of Tourism, George Lakkotrypis, who spoke of "another exceptional record year." Lakkotrypis was speaking at the annual World Travel Market, taking place at London’s...

French Energy Giant Total to Expand Natural Gas Search in Cyprus' EEZ

French energy giant TOTAL applied to the Cyprus government to acquire a stake in block license 8 in the island's Exclusive Economic Zone currently owned by Italy’s ENI. According to Cyprus News Agency, ENI and TOTAL are partners in blocks...

ExxonMobil Survey Ship Arrives in Cyprus

A survey ship sailed into the Cypriot port of Limassol to start preparatory work for an ExxonMobil-Qatar Petroleum natural gas exploratory drilling in Cyprus' exclusive economic Zone (EEZ). Cyprus' Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis said the ship "will carry out an...