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Egypt, Greece and Cyprus sign electricity transfer agreement

Egypt, Greece and Cyprus sign electricity transfer agreement
10/21/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
EGYPT / GREECE / CYPRUS. Three Eastern Mediterranean countries, Egypt, Greece and Cyprus, sign a tripartite electricity transfer agreement to ensure interconnection, but also to promote the exploration and transfer of natural gas between them.
Abdel Fattah al-Sisssi, Aphrodite, Athens, Cairo, Cyprus, Damietta, Dodecanese, Eastern Mediterranean, Eastern Mediterranean Gas Foruym, EEZ, Egypt, electricity, electricity interconnection, EMGF, energy security, European Union, Exclusive Economic Zone, France, gas, gas pipeline, GNA, Greece, Idku, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Leviathan, natural gas, Nicos Anastasiades, Nicosia, Oruç Reis, Palestinian Authority, Tamar, USA

Lebanon in search of fuel

Lebanon in search of fuel
09/16/2021 - Gérard Tur | Society / Institutions
LEBANON. Without diesel and gas, Lebanon is at a standstill.
Beirut and Mount Lebanon Water Authority, fuel, fuel oil, gas, gas oil, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Syria

Libyan economy faces the challenges of water stress and hydrocarbon management

Libyan economy faces the challenges of water stress and hydrocarbon management
09/02/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. Incessant vandalism of water networks and oil installations, suspension of the president of the national oil company, water shortages, need to diversify revenues, the Libyan economy is struggling to return to normal after ten years of civil war.
Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah, ACWUA, Al-Khums, Bahr Essalam, Bani Walid, Bertrand Bainvel, Claudio Descalzi, Cristina Brugiolo, CSP, Egypt, electricity, ENI, Fayez al-Sarraj, Fezzan, gas, General company for water and wastewater, GNA, Great artificial river, Hasawna, hydrocarbons, Italy, Jadalla Oakely, Ján Kubiš, Kaïs Saïed, Khalifa Haftar, Libya, Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, Lldif, LPDF, Manul, Marsa Al Hariga, Mellitah Oil and Gas, Mena, Misrata, MMRA, Mohamed Al Hweij, Mohamed Al Mnefi, Mohamed Aoun, Mustafa Sanallah, National Oil Corporation, NOC, Nubia Basin, oil, Ras Lanouf, REAol, Sabratha, Sadiq al-Kabir, Sarir, Sirte, SWH, Tobruk, Tripoli, Tunisia, Ubari, UN, UN Security Council, UNDP, Unicef, United Nations Support Mission in Libya, USAID, water, water stress, Zawiyah, Zliten

France joins the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum

France joins the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum
03/10/2021 - Eric Apim | Industry
MEDITERRANEAN. The Member States of the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum have accepted the arrival of France as a member and the United States as a permanent observer. version française
Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, EMGF, energy, France, gas, Gaza, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Mediterranean, Palestine, Turkey, United States

The EU and Qatar to finance a €70 million gas pipeline between Israel and the Gaza Strip

The EU and Qatar to finance a €70 million gas pipeline between Israel and the Gaza Strip
02/25/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
PALESTINE. Qatar and the European Union have pledged $60 million and €20 million respectively to finance a gas pipeline linking Israel to the Gaza Strip power plant.
 version française
Egypt, energy, European Union (EU), gas, gas pipeline, Gaza Strip, hydrocarbons, Israel, Mahmoud Abbas, Mohammad al-Emadie, Mohammad Shtayyeh, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, Qatar, Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff

Sonatrach will invest $40 bn over five years

Sonatrach will invest $40 bn over five years
01/05/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
ALGERIA. The Algerian group Sonatrach announces an investment programme of $40 billion over five years, 51% of which in dinars.
Algeria, energy, FEED, gas, Gassi Touil, Hassi Bir Rekaiz, Hassi Messaoud, Hassi R'Mel, hydrocarbons, industry, Sonatrach, Toufik Hakkar

Still no agreement between Israel and Lebanon to share gas fields

Still no agreement between Israel and Lebanon to share gas fields
11/12/2020 - Gérard Tur | Society / Institutions
ISRAEL / LEBANON. The two countries are trying to agree on their exclusive economic zones. version française
Eastern Mediterranean, energy, ENI, Exclusive Economic Zone, Finul, gas, Israel, Karish, Lebanon, maritime borders, Naqoura, Novatek, Total, United Nations

Start of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon to define their common borders

Start of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon to define their common borders
10/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LEBANON / ISRAEL. The first talks in thirty years between Lebanon and Israel begin in the city of Naqoura, the headquarters of UNIFIL. They will focus on the maritime borders between the two states still officially at war.
Alon Bar, Aviv Ayash, Bassam Yassin, borders, conflicts, David Schenker, Eastern Mediterranean, EEZ, Egypt, energy, Finul, gas, hydrocarbons, Israel, Jan Kubis, Jordan, Lebanon, maritime borders, Mazen Basbous, Mor Halutz, Nabih Berry, Najib Massihi, Naqoura, NNA, Oren Setter, Reuven Azar, Udi Adiri, United Nations, United States, Wissam Chbat, Yuval Steinitz

Algeria's Sonatrach and Spain's Naturgy reach agreement on gas prices

Algeria's Sonatrach and Spain's Naturgy reach agreement on gas prices
10/09/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services
ALGERIA / SPAIN. An agreement between Sonatrach and Naturgy puts an end to a dispute between Algeria and Spain over the price of gas.
Algeria, energy, Francisco Reynés, gas, Medgaz, Naturgy, Sonatrach, Spain, Toufik Hakkar

Engie inaugurates its new research centre dedicated to green gases

Engie inaugurates its new research centre dedicated to green gases
09/22/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. Engie inaugurates a new research centre dedicated to preparing tomorrow's energy solutions.
Claire Waysand, energy, Engie, Engie Lab Crigen, France, gas, green economy, Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, R&D, research, Stains, sustainable development, Urban Valley Campus

Relations with Turkey are on the menu of the 7th Summit of the Southern Countries of the European Union

Relations with Turkey are on the menu of the 7th Summit of the Southern Countries of the European Union
09/09/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
SOUTH EUROPE. The seaside town of Porticcio, near Ajaccio in Corsica, will host the MED7 Summit which brings together the southern countries of the European Union. Version française
Ajaccio, Antonio Costa, Brussels, Corsica, Cyprus, Emmanuel Macron, France, gas, Greece, Guiseppe Conte, hydrocarbons, Italy, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Malta, MED7, Mediterranean, Nikos Anastadiades, Pedro Sanchez, Porticcio, Portugal, Robert Abela, Southern Europe, Spain, Turkey

Four countries declare Turkish-Libyan maritime border agreement "null and void"

Four countries declare Turkish-Libyan maritime border agreement "null and void"
01/09/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. At the end of a meeting in Cairo of their foreign ministers on Wednesday 8 January 2020, Egypt, France, Greece and Cyprus issued a statement saying that the Turkish-Libyan agreements had "further undermined regional stability and are both considered null and void". The Italian...
Ankara, Cairo, Crete, Cyprus, Egypt, energy, Fayez al-Sarraj, France, gas, GNA, Greece, Haftar, hydrocarbons, Libyan government of national unity, maritime borders, Mediterranean, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey

Water in the Mediterranean gas

Water in the Mediterranean gas
12/04/2019 - Gérard Tur | Industry
Gas deposits in the eastern Mediterranean are causing increasing friction between Turkey and its neighbours.
Aphrodite, COP25, Cyprus, Delek, Eastern Mediterranean, EastMed, EEZ, Egypt, energy, ENI Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi, Europe, Exclusive Economic Zone, ExxonMobil, gas, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Libya, maritime borders, Mediterranean, Nato summit, Noble, Qatar Petroleum, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Shell, Total, Turkey

Natural gas – An ally in energy transition

Natural gas – An ally in energy transition
07/19/2016 | Advertorial
"With gas, our energy transition will be a success. Without it, we will fail !" warns Abdelmajid Attar, vice-president of the Algerian Gas Industry Association (AIG). Natural gas, which featured at the 4th international conference organized by the MEDENER, does have a case. According to Attar,...
Abdelmadjid Attar, Abel Enriquez, Algerian Association of the industry of the gas (AIG), Dario Chello, Enagas, ENEA, energy, energy efficiency, energy transition, gas, Medener, Mediterranean

"Concerted efforts are still required"

"Concerted efforts are still required"
07/19/2016 | Advertorial
Jorge Borrego, deputy secretary-general for energy and climate action at the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)
climate change, electricity, energy, energy efficiency, energy transition, European Commission, gas, Jorge Borrego, Medener, Mediterranean, regional Market of the electricity ( MRE), renewable energy, Renewable Energy and Energy efficiency ( EREE), Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)

Morocco hopes to reduce energy use by 12% by 2020

Morocco hopes to reduce energy use by 12% by 2020
12/05/2013 - Julie Chaudier, CASABLANCA | Environment
BEI

MOROCCO. With its trade balance hampered by oil product imports, Morocco has launched the Energy Efficiency Convention, which aims to reduce energy consumption by 12%. French version
ADEREE, agriculture, Crédit Agricole, energy efficiency, gas, Mediterranean, Morocco, Said Mouline, solar energy

Medgaz completes its first year of operation

Medgaz completes its first year of operation
10/30/2012 - Mathieu Bouchard avec la BEI | Euro-Mediterranean projects
Since April 2011, the underwater pipeline, half of which is funded by a €500-million loan from the European Investment Bank, has been supplying the Spanish market with Algerian gas. SPAIN / ALGERIA. If Medgaz is technically able to operate at 100% capacity, as welcomed by its Board of Directors at...
Algeria, algerian economy, Almeria, Beni Saf, Cepsa, endesa, energy, Europe, European Investment Bank, European Union (EU), FEMIP, gas, gas pipeline, GDF-Suez, Hassi r'mel, iberdrola, Maghreb, Medgaz, Mediterranean, oil, Percebois, port of almeria, Rajoy, Sonatrach, Spain

Short supply chains for fruit and vegetables gain momentum in Italy

Short supply chains for fruit and vegetables gain momentum in Italy
10/29/2012 - Christiane Navas | Transport
Farmers’ markets, increased numbers of temporary and permanent sales outlets, e-commerce websites…all of these, supported by new services offered by logistics platforms, have led to the development of highly effective short supply chains for the sale of fruit and vegetables in Italy. ITALY. Short...
agriculture, Bio Solidale Distribuzione di Grottaferrata, biosolidale, Bologne, Campagna Amica, Capodarco, Codiretti, Coldiretti, conad, direct sales, GA, gas, Italy, Leclerc, Ligurie, logistics, ortofruit, piemond, piemonte, Rome, Sergio Marini, short supply chain, Spain, T18, Turin, val d'Aoste

The roots of green growth in the mediterranean region

The roots of green growth in the mediterranean region
10/03/2012 - Frédéric Dubessy | Reflections
Promoting green growth in the Mediterranean region in support of sustainable development and poverty reduction, is a major challenge nowadays. Facing this challenge is not only necessary, but also efficient and achievable. Economic efficiency and job creation are at the heart of green growth The...
AFED, arab countries, Averous, barcelona convention, coal, Egypt, energy, G20, G8, gas, green economy, green growth, Mediterranean, Morocco, oil, Plan Bleu, Tunisia, UN-ESCWA, UNEP, World Bank


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