... both domestic consumption and exports, which together would constitute an important boost to the crisis- stricken Lebanese economy.
Anna Manafova:
Is the Eastern Mediterranean a New Competitor for Russia on the European Gas Markets?
Transporting the gas to Europe demanded that Cyprus be involved. This once again raised the predictable issue of Cyprus and prompted a response from Turkey (which we believe to be somewhat belated). In the course of time, Israel succeeded in securing the support of Egypt, Greece and Cyprus. The ...
... GNA does not control all of Libya’s territory, which could put a question mark over the government’s legitimacy. On the other hand, the GNA enjoys international recognition, a fact that Turkey repeatedly stresses.
Another case is connected with gas deposits closer to the coasts of Cyprus. Turkey does not recognize Cyprus; it only recognizes the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (it is the only country to do so). Consequently, Ankara views exploring and developing gas deposits in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Cyprus as a violation ...
... Eastern Mediterranean countries have not yet decided on their priority export models. However, the future plan is probably already shaping up: in late August, Cyprus and Egypt signed a framework agreement on constructing a gas pipeline to transport gas from Cyprus’ Aphrodite gas field
to Egypt
. This route will be used to transport gas to Egypt’s domestic market; re-export is possible, but in relatively small quantities (without Israel participating in the plan).
The project is at the initial ...
