The Energy Sector is Not Only About the LNG Plant

Article appeared in Sunday Mail on Sunday 9th of Feb., 2014. By Constantinos Hadjistassou*, PhD Despite the economic woes which cast upon Cyprus the haircut on deposits, also known as ‘bail-in’, the Cypriot economy has demonstrated remarkable resilience. The scheduled drilling programme for hydrocarbons in blocks 2, 3, 9, 10 and 11― beginning in late 2014 ―could well nudge the […]

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Defaming the Petro-Industry

Article appeared in Sunday Mail, on the 27th of April, 2014. By Constantinos Hadjistassou, PhD* Recently a series of articles appearing in the press and on the web have dealt with the “industrialisation” of Larnaca’s harbour. It all culminated in a demonstration by a group of Larnaca residents outside the harbour demanding the removal of the exploratory drilling facilities that […]

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