It’s been three years the nascent oil and gas sector in Lebanon was brought to a complete halt. The relative success of the pre-qualification round in 2013 brought the sector to center stage and contributed to the hype surrounding it. …
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The brutal murder of Giulio Regeni, an Italian doctoral student, in Egypt in January 2016 is threatening the once close relations between Cairo and Rome, with speculations the Egyptian security services might be involved.
Since he came to office in …
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The Republic of Cyprus officially launched its third licensing round for hydrocarbon exploration on March 24, 2016. Blocks 6, 8 and 10 are open for licensing, and the application deadline is set for July 22, 2016, four months after the …
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Saudi Arabia is expected to reaffirm its policy of supplying Egypt with petroleum products as a contribution to help alleviate the country’s energy shortages. This subject will feature high on the agenda in the upcoming meeting between Egyptian President AbdelFattah …
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On February 16, the Council of Ministers approved a third licensing round for offshore oil and gas exploration, which paves the way for launching the preparatory process.
Despite difficult market conditions, Cyprus hopes to build on the positive momentum created …
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In its latest edition of the East Med Oil & Gas Report (issued on February 10, 2016), MESP provides insights and operational analysis on the following subjects:
Turkey omnipresent in the Cyprus-Greece-Israel trilateral summit
Further drilling in Cyprus faces challenges…
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This analysis is part of a presentation given at Chatham House by MESP co-founder Mona Sukkarieh on January 26, 2016, during session 5 of the MENA Energy Conference, on “North Africa: Security, Stability, and Investment”.
The discovery of Zohr …
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The following is part of a presentation given at the British Parliament by MESP co-founder Mona Sukkarieh, on January 21st, 2016.
It’s been a while the Eastern Mediterranean has not received the attention it’s been receiving in the …
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This article was written for Executive Magazine.
After a year riddled with difficult market conditions, dry holes, regulatory hurdles, the oil and gas sector in Eastern Mediterranean countries finally have good reasons to look forward to 2016.
In Egypt…
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في موازاة محاولات تحريك الملف الرئاسي بالرغم من جمود الاوضاع الاقليمية المؤثرة مباشرة وغير مباشرة على لبنان، يحاول البعض اعادة إنعاش ملف النفط والغاز المجمّد حكماً منذ دخلت البلاد في دوامة الفراغ والتعطيل الدستوري. المبادرة اليوم في يد رئيس مجلس …
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The security of energy infrastructure is increasingly cited as a source of concern for policymakers in the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean.
This is particularly true for Egypt, where we are seeing a dramatic shift in militants’ modus operandi (who, …
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The discovery of Zohr, a major field off Egypt’s coast that could potentially hold around 30 tcf of natural gas, seems to be reviving interest in the Eastern Mediterranean. If it plays its cards right, Cyprus stands to gain the …
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