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The oil and gas debate Greece is not having
Agorafor oil and gas exploration and exploitation in Greece. Since 2012, successive Greek governments... to understand why virtually all political parties and media have embraced the prospects of oil and gas drilling. In the crisis-ridden country, upstream oil and gas is widely perceived as a means
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Gas provides Greece, Cyprus and Israel chance to bolster ties
PoliticsForeign Policygas will be transferred from Israel and Cyprus to Europe through Greece. The three leaders also... to transfer the gas, either through an undersea pipeline or in the form of liquefied natural gas (LNG... and Turkey, others claim that the turning point came a couple of years earlier, when gas fields were
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Grand projects and even loftier ambitions drive Greece's energy project bonanza
EconomyFeaturesin the electricity and gas sectors fell to 2 percent of GDP in 2011-2015 compared to levels over 4 percent... an Energy Union and reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian gas, by creating one or more “energy hubs... on regulatory and market reforms. Operation: “energy hub” The evolution of Greece’s natural gas
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Govt rushes in new energy measures as Brussels decision on gas price cap deferred
PoliticsGreek Politicsof cap on the price of natural gas, Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas announced yet another package... spearheading a proposal for an EU-wide cap on the price of all natural gas imports, and has so far gained... a price cap is only applied to natural gas used in electricity generation. Supporters of the cap on all
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Handling of energy crisis under fire as gas interruption tests supply security
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeasures, as an interruption of gas supplies from Russia is set to provide a first crash test... of gas supplies from Russia”. On Monday it emerged that gas flows on the TurkStream pipeline which is the main gas supply route from Russia will be interrupted for a week to undergo annual maintenance
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Tear gas instead of vaccines
Agoravans; there is tear gas in the air, a helicopter can be heard flying over the centre for hours... that the police used tear gas without any announcement, anywhere they got the chance. They said... suffocating in tear gas, a gala dinner of the highest officials of the European Union
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Athens ponders US scepticism about EastMed gas pipeline
PoliticsForeign Policyon the future of the EastMed natural gas pipeline. The unofficial document was reportedly sent by a group... views on possible change of initial plans for the pipeline to reach Italy carrying Israeli gas to the EU’s market. Egypt reportedly suggested the collection of existing gas reserves from Egypt, Cyprus
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From pipe dreams to power cables: the changing map of Greece's energy ambitions
AgoraEconomic Forum, January 18, 2024. Greece’s aspiration to become a regional gas hub has been tempered by increasingly stringent climate targets and efforts to reduce the use of natural gas as part..., largely because of a policy-driven “dash for gas” which had been in progress since the early 90s. Greece
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Athens keeps options open on gas pipelines despite nudge from Washington
PoliticsForeign Policyin extending the pipeline, which aims to carry gas from the Black Sea to Turkey. TAP, which has Washington’s backing, will transport natural gas from Azerbaijan through Turkey, Greece, Albania... on the same day that Russian gas firm Gazprom announced that it had reached and agreement with the Turkish
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Ionian gas deal strengthens government's aspiration of becoming US energy gateway
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece has taken a decisive step onto the global energy stage, signing a landmark offshore gas... gateway for American liquefied natural gas (LNG) into Europe. The agreement grants ExxonMobil a 60 pct... contain up to 200 billion cubic metres of natural gas, though with a 15–18 pct probability
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