Cyprus EEZ

The Cyprus government has dismissed news reports published by Anadolu news agency, claiming that Cyprus and Israel have concluded an agreement providing for the deployment of thousands of Israeli soldiers in Cyprus. Deputy Government Spokesman Christos Christofides said these were...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly suggested creating a 20,000-strong military presence in Cyprus to protect oil and gas interests on the island, Turkey’s state-run news agency reported Sunday. According to the report by the Anatolia news agency, Netanyahu met with...

Noble Energy’s Vice President Terry Gerhart described the natural gas field of Block 12 in Cyprus EEZ as “world class, and of very large accumulation”. Mr. Gerhart had a meeting earlier on Thursday with President Christofias, in which the latter...

Cyprus` Council of Ministers authorised the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Praxoulla Anotoniadou to proceed with all necessary actions for the launching of the second hydrocarbons licensing round offshore Cyprus, Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou announced on Wednesday. ``With this...

President of the Republic Demetris Christofias will visit on Monday the Noble Homer Ferrington drilling rig where exploratory drilling is underway in the island’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) to locate possible hydrocarbons in the Republic’s Block 12 “Aphrodite”, south...

In his interview to Fileleftheros newspaper, Professor Emeritus Antonis Foskolos of the Department of Mineral Resources and Engineering of the Technical University of Crete claimed that there is serious scientific evidence showing that the Cypriot EEZ holds a wealth of...

Cyprus state television reported that the Russian energy colossus Gazprom is interested in purchasing the exploration rights for natural gas and oil in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Cyprus. At the same time, the state radio reported that “the...

President Demetris Christofias stressed that the Republic of Cyprus will continue the explorations for natural gas in its Exclusive Economic Zone, underlining that Cyprus will exercise its sovereign rights despite Turkey’s provocative reactions. “Turkey, with provocations and threats, violates the...