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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 13-07-18
CONTENTS
[01] Cabinet appoints natural gas negotiating team
[02] Equipment sent to occupied areas to combat oil spill
[01] Cabinet appoints natural gas negotiating team
The Cabinet has appointed a team responsible for negotiating with Noble
Energy International, Delek and other companies on the earliest possible
supply of Cyprus with natural gas from block 12 in its Exclusive Economic
Zone (EEZ) and the construction of an LNG plant as soon as possible.
Government Spokesman Christos Stylianides announced the appointment of
the negotiating team. Stylianides further pointed out that whenever
necessary representatives from the Attorney General's office and the
Republic's Audit Office may also take part as observers in the team's
meetings.
[02] Equipment sent to occupied areas to combat oil spill
Oil absorbent booms were dispatched to the Turkish occupied north of
Cyprus after a request by the Turkish Cypriots for assistance to deal
with an oil spill off the coast of the occupied village of Gastria.
The equipment was sent to the occupied north via the Agios Dometios
checkpoint, a procedure monitored by UNFICYP and in the presence of
members of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Turkish
Cypriot Commerce, in an effort to limit the repercussions from the 100
tonnes oil spill on Tuesday after a pipeline from a tanker broke during
attempts to supply the AKSA Energy power station.
UNFICYP Spokesman Rolando Gomez said the transfer of the oil booms was
successfully completed yesterday at 1900 at Ayios Dometios crossing
point. The procedure, he said, lasted only 5 minutes and UNFICYP was
there to facilitate the transfer from one truck to the other truck.
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