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Article appeared in Sunday Mail, on Sept. 11, 2016. By Constantinos Hadjistassou* Frequently we hear the aspiration of transforming Cyprus into a regional energy hub. Turkey flirts more prominently with the idea while Egypt more recently voiced serious interest. Considering the economic importance of energy hubs not only for the host country but to the world’s economy it is instructive […]
Read moreArticle appeared in Sunday Mail, on Aug. 21st, 2016 Dr. Constantinos Hadjistassou* Taking into account the current historically low crude oil prices, the interest shown in the third hydrocarbons licensing round by energy behemoths such as Exxon-Mobil, Statoil and Qatar Petroleum, is a highly encouraging development. Although the timing of the call for tenders was bold, nevertheless great care is […]
Read moreArticle 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 […]
Read moreA Modified version of article appeared in Sunday Mail, 25th of May, 2014. By Constantinos Hadjistassou*, PhD An unexpected consequence of the shale oil & gas boom in the US, which commenced in the mid-2000s, was that US coal exports have increased significantly. In fact, US coal shipments have doubled ever since to 100 million tons with a sizeable amount—about […]
Read moreA slightly modified version of the article appeared in Sunday Mail, Aug. 17, 2014 By Constantinos Hadjistassou* Two and a half years elapsed since the official announcement of the discovery of natural gas in offshore Block 12, and a great deal has changed here in Cyprus, in the region and also in the global natural gas market. No doubt expectations […]
Read moreThe programme in Oil & Gas Engineering, at the University of Nicosia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy (MECIT) and the Technical Chamber of Cyprus (ETEK) cordially invite you to a short-conference regarding Cyprus’ Third Licensing Round for Hydrocarbons. Among else, the conference will examine joint operation agreements between states and companies, the geology of carbonate plays, the implications […]
Read moreThe University of Nicosia Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Student Chapter cordially invites you find out about the internship experiences of 2 of our students: Learning about Drilling Engineering in Tehran Following an introduction about the city of Tehran the next part of the presentation will talk about the Institute of Petroleum Engineering, University of Tehran, where the internship took […]
Read moreThe article which appeared in the Cyprus Mail, on the 2nd of March 2016, features insights from Dr Constantinos Hadjistassou By Elias Hazou The natural gas in Egypt’s Zohr reservoir originated in geological formations within Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said on Wednesday. He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the 7th Mediterranean Oil […]
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