Giorgos Lakkotrypis
Cyprus
Energy Firms Moving Forward With License Negotiations for Cyprus Gas
On Wednesday Cyprus' Energy Minister, Giorgos Lakkotrypis made a statement saying that Italy’s ENI, France’s Total, and Qatar Petroleum with American ExxonMobil are the selected group of energy firms that will be involved in the license negotiations for the...
Cyprus
Cyprus and French Oil Company 'Total' Sign New Agreement for Block 11
The Cypriot Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis and the General Manager of "Total" in Cyprus Jean-Luc Porcheron signed an agreement yesterday on further exploration works on the island's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). According to the agreement,...
Cyprus
President Anastasiades Urges Vladimir Putin to Contribute to a Cyprus Settlement
The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, currently on an official visit to Moscow, in a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, requested his personal contribution to efforts aiming to find a viable solution on the Cyprus problem....
Cyprus
Cypriot Energy Minister: Signing a Memorandum with Egypt an Important Step
Upon his arrival in Egypt on Monday afternoon, Cypriot Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis underlined that the exploitation of the island's gas resources from block 12 of its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) will be undertaken by using Egypt's existing gas infrastructure...
Cyprus
French Oil Company 'Total' to Quit Energy Search in Cyprus' EEZ
French oil company "Total" is quitting the energy search in Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) after coming to a dead end, as no evidence indicating the existence of natural gas reserves was discovered in blocks 10 and 11. According...
Cyprus
EU Commissioner, Cypriot and Greek Energy Ministers Discuss East Med Pipeline
The importance of the implementation of a natural gas corridor between Israel, Cyprus, Greece and Italy (East Med Corridor) for EU's energy security was discussed at the meeting that took place in Brussels between Commissioner for Energy Completion Maro Sefkovitc...