Francesco Sassi, a Research Fellow Energy Geopolitics & Markets at Ricerche Industriali ed Energetiche in Bologna, discusses how Cyprus has announced the plan for linking its major gas reservoirs to Israel’s east Mediterranean gas fields. He comments: “It seems both Israeli PM Netanyahu and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides back the project, talks are to start […]
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Yesterday, the Tripoli government in Libya signed a number of preliminary economic agreements with Turkey. This includes potential energy exploration in maritime areas. The move was immediately rejected by the competing authorities in the East of Libya, where the parliament voiced its opposition. Turkey and Libya sign maritime hydrocarbons deal https://t.co/lxkGn0jWoW — Times of Malta
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By Pieter Cleppe US energy giant Chevron considers the East Mediterranean as a key growth opportunity for its LNG business, along with US LNG gas, S&P Global Commodity Insights reports. The company told S&P Global Commodity Insights: “Our global footprint has changed, and we’re trying to enable some of that supply to Europe where it
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Tensions between Greece and Turkey have recently been flaring up, over issues like overflights, the status of Aegean islands, maritime boundaries, hydrocarbon resources in the Mediterranean, as well as ethnically split Cyprus, Euractiv reports. Ahead of the 2023 elections in Turkey, Turkish President Erdogan has accused Greece of of arming the demilitarised Aegean islands, something
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At last week’s EU Summit, EU leaders have expressed deep concern over Turkey’s recent actions towards in particular Greece, stating: “The European Council expressed deep concern about recent repeated actions and statements by Turkey. Turkey must respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all EU member states. Recalling its previous conclusions and the statement of
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