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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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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The new cabinet lineup unveiled by Prime Minister Sherif Ismail sends out positive signals to Egypt’s foreign partners. Egypt faces daunting challenges, starting with a relatively unstable security situation and a notable surge in terrorist activity since the ousting of …
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ENI’s announcement of the discovery of a large gas field that could hold around 30 tcf of natural gas off the coast of Egypt puts the Egyptian gas sector on the road to recovery, provided reforms are pursued.
Egyptian …
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This article was written in May for the June edition of Executive Magazine.
The third well drilled in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) failed to reveal commercially exploitable natural gas reserves. Italian multinational Eni’s Saipem 1000 drillship drilled to …
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Troubled relations with Turkey have deepened the relations between three Eastern Mediterranean countries, Egypt, Cyprus and Greece. A fourth, Israel, is never too far off, with a now well-established Israel-Cyprus-Greece entente in parallel. Even if just for the image, Egypt …
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Energy deals featured high on the conference agenda, with an obvious preference for upstream activity and power generation. Reducing the debt it owns foreign companies and cutting down subsidies by about a third (with a view to phasing them out …
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Economic diplomacy is a largely neglected concept in Lebanon, although the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gebran Bassil, has made it one of his focus themes since his appointment in February 2014, with regular emphasis on promoting investments in the emerging …
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As Cyprus and licensed companies prepare to resume exploratory drilling, starting with the ENI-KOGAS consortium, which is expected to start drilling in Block 9 before summer’s end, Nicosia is, more than ever, determined to turn the island into an energy …
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Concluding Statement of International Conference on Support to Lebanese Armed Forces
ROME, 17 June 2014
1. Participants thanked the Government of Italy for hosting the Ministerial Conference on International Support for the Lebanese Armed Forces under the auspices of United …
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