Another blow for EastMed pipeline [Gas in Transition]
Another blow for EastMed pipeline [Gas in Transition]
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Another blow for EastMed pipeline [Gas in Transition]
Summary
The new government in Cyprus favours instead a shorter link to bring gas from Israel and then deliver it to Europe in LNG form. But that plan also faces hurdles. [Gas in Transition, Volume 3, Issue 6] by: NGW
Cyprus appears to be losing interest in the long-discussed EastMed pipeline project as a means of delivering its offshore gas to European markets, in favour of a shorter link that would connect its fields with those off Israel. In Cyprus, both countries’ gas could be liquefied for delivery to Europe by ship. The change in policy comes after a new centrist Cypriot government came to power in March. “It’s a win-win,” Cypriot energy minister George Papanastasiou said of the shorter pipeline option in an interview with ...
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