Cyprus

Cypriot authorities remain upbeat on the country’s chances of finding offshore gas riches in the coming months despite Total’s failure to find commercially viable quantities. Next door, the deadline for Lebanon’s recent bid round has been delayed.

Talks to reunify Cyprus came to a crashing halt on 7 July, ending what was considered the best chance in...

Eni’s August 2015 Zohr discovery offshore Egypt could hold the key to unlocking further regional gas riches. ExxonMobil is the latest major to join the search.

Total says Cyprus is a “thrilling prospect” for 2017 with the firm set to drill its Block 11 in April....

Israel and Cyprus launched bid rounds in 2016 but with contrasting fortunes. Israel boasts some 40 tcf of proven gas reserves in its offshore but there has been scant interest in acreage put on offer in November. Next door in Cyprus ExxonMobil, Eni and Total are expecting to conclude negotiations with Nicosia.

Italy’s Eni sees its Egyptian Zohr field as a hub for 'stranded' East Mediterranean deepwater gas discoveries, including those across the maritime border with Cyprus.

Total plans to drill its initial well offshore Cyprus by April. But, with this now only five months away it...

“Of course we’re interested in Zohr,” a Total source tells MEES, confirming what was already apparent from the circumstantial evidence....

Total CEO Patrick Pouyanné speaks exclusively to MEES in a wide ranging interview conducted in Qatar on 22 November. Edited highlights follow.