Shale Gas Production at the Micro/Nano-Scale

The University of Nicosia cordially invites you to the following event: Shale Gas Production at the Micro/Nano-Scale Abstract In the past, it was considered that shales can only be the source and the seal for natural gas accumulations while resources encountered in such tight formations were deemed uneconomical to produce. Recent advances in horizontal drilling and reservoir stimulation, such as […]

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Poor gas drilling results not all doom and gloom

Article featuring Dr. Constantinos Hadjistassou and Dr. Charles Ellinas which appeared in Sunday Mail, Sept. 17, 2017. By Elias Hazou. News this week of the outcome at the Onisiphoros well generated all sorts of reaction, but for experts the main takeaway is that the gas find – albeit a small one – holds great promise for the future because it […]

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Cyprus could benefit from climate change fight

Article appears in Sunday Mail, on Sept. 3rd, 2017. By Constantinos Hadjistassou* A few months before announcing the third licensing round for hydrocarbons off Cyprus, the government endorsed the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) for restricting climate change. EU member states have committed to curbing greenhouse gases by 40 per cent compared to 1990 emissions levels. Although the EU is […]

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Πιθανότητες ανακάλυψης ενός Ζορ

Συνέντευξη του Δρ. Χατζηστάσου στο πόρταλ Energynews.com.cy που αναρτήθηκε στις 26 Ιουλίου, 2017. Μια δυνητική ανακάλυψη στο βυθοτεμάχιο 11 θα δημιουργούσε νέα δυναμική στην εξερεύνηση της ΑΟΖ της Κύπρου αυξάνοντας το ενδιαφέρον για νέες γεωτρήσεις και επενδύσεις τονίζει, μεταξύ άλλων, σε συνέντευξή του στο Energy News o Δρ Κωνσταντίνος Χατζηστάσσου, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής Μηχανικής, Συντονιστής Προγράμματος Μηχανικής Πετρελαίου και Φυσικού Αερίου […]

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Framing the Environmental Debate of Hydrocarbons

Date: 12 March, 2013. In light of the current dire economic situation that Cyprus has drifted into, the Aphrodite natural gas field in conjunction with the imminent exploration programmes of Total and ENI/KOGAS consortia offer a ray of hope. On the other hand, offshore blocks 2, 3, 9, 10, and 11, in the Eastern Med harbour a rich and diverse […]

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Energy giants upbeat over Block 11 prospects

Article featuring Dr. Constantinos Hadjistassou, appeared in Sunday Mail on June 11, 2017. By Elias Hazou With the countdown well underway to Total’s first well, a hydrocarbons expert has dubbed the outcome as “make or break” for the gas potential of Cyprus’ offshore carbonate formations next to Egypt’s super-giant Zohr reservoir, just a stone’s throw away to the south. The […]

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Issuing Credible Natural Gas Linked Bonds

Article appeared in the Cyprus Weekly newspaper on March 22nd, 2013. By Constantinos Hadjistassou*, PhD In attempt to stave off bank runs the President offered as a reward to depositors not withdrawing their savings from financial institutions, for a two years period, a bond tied to the island’s “natural wealth”– presumably natural gas. Under the circumstances financial resources aimed at […]

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Research Directions in Geophysics & the Triple Feed-Back Loop

Three key research initiatives in Geophysics Technology are presented. They form the backbone of game changing research in the oil & gas arena. The first one is centered on the concept of automation in the seismic value chain and offers a series of distinct methodologies/ algorithms related to the acquisition, processing & interpretation of 3D seismic data. The second initiative […]

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Αποτυπώνοντας το Μέλλον των Υδρογονανθράκων

Το άρθρο δημοσιεύτηκε στην Σημερινή, Παρασκεύη 21, Απριλίου, 2017. Του Δρα Κωνσταντίνου Χατζηστάσου* Πολλά έχουν συμβεί τα τελευταία τρία χρόνια λόγω της παρατεταμένης πτώσης της τιμής του πετρελαίου που πλέον φαντάζει εξωπραγματικό να δούμε τις τιμές του μαύρου χρυσού να επανέρχονται στα επίπεδα των $100/βαρέλι. Μη έχοντας άλλη επιλογή η πετροβιομηχανία έχει προσαρμοστεί στις νέες πραγματικότητες με μια σειρά μέτρων […]

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Benefits from Oil Could Accrue Earlier than Gas

Article appeared in Cyprus Mail, on May 3rd, 2013. By Constantinos Hadjistassou, PhD Strikingly enough, energy developments in the Eastern Med have garnered sustained international attention. To put things into context, if the Aphrodite gas field, is appraised to say 225 billion cubic metres (bcm) or 8 tcf it will surpass the UK’s proved natural gas reserves of 7.1 tcf […]

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