8th Mediterranean Oil and Gas Forum 2017 - Nicocia

U.S. Energy Stream will organize the 8th Mediterranean Oil and Gas Forum 2017 on 1 & 2 March, 2017, at the Hilton Cyprus in Nicosia, Cyprus.

The recent upstream gas discoveries in Cyprus, Israel, and Egypt and Lebanon reflect the future growth of hydrocarbons in the region. The Forum is a unique opportunity for energy leaders to engage in a productive dialogue with government decision makers and international investors.

Cyprus matters: An open letter to the new U.N. secretary-general

Roudi Baroudi |The Daily Star 
Your Excellency, Antonio Guterres:

The news out of Geneva is encouraging, offering hope that Cypriots might soon wake up from their decadeslong nightmare of division and hostility.
The potential of such a development – i.e. of a full and fair settlement that reunites the island nation’s ethnic Greek and Turkish communities for the first time since 1974 – reaches far beyond its own borders. As you yourself were quoted as saying Thursday, “We are facing so many situations of disasters. We badly need a symbol of hope. I strongly believe Cyprus be the symbol of hope at the beginning of 2017.”

Total’s Cyprus Block 11 could rival Egypt’s Zohr discovery, IHS Markit says

Driven by the success of Eni’s major Zohr field gas discovery offshore Egypt in 2015, companies are rethinking the Eastern Mediterranean region’s gas potential, according to new analysis from IHS Markit. Total’s announcement that it will drill a 2017 exploration well in its deepwater Block 11 located offshore Cyprus indicates the growing interest in the wider region.

Gas future hinges on regional cooperation, and Cyprus solution

IF COUNTRIES in the Eastern Mediterranean do not resolve their political differences and learn how to share infrastructure, most of the natural gas in the region will stay in the ground, a top US energy official has warned.

Can Cyprus become a regional energy hub?

Frequently we hear of Cyprus’ aspiration to become a regional energy hub. Turkey flirts more prominently with the idea while Egypt more recently voiced serious interest. Considering the economic importance of energy hubs not only for the host country but to the world’s economy, it is instructive to explore what an energy hub is and what it takes to establish one.

Natural gas market ‘mystery’ floats in the Mediterranean

A liquefied natural gas tanker plying the waters of the Mediterranean has created a guessing game for energy traders.

The Maran Gas Delphi has taken a meandering course after loading up on U.S. shale gas a month ago at Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass export terminal in Louisiana. The ship anchored off the coast of Greece for several days, prompting speculation that it would deliver its supplies to a port in the region. Instead, the tanker is now bound for the Red Sea, raising the prospect that it may instead travel to the Middle East or Southeast Asia.