Cypriot natural gas flowing to Europe in 2028, says Cyprus

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 09, 2026 · 911 words · By Georgios Aivaliotis

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In an exclusive interview with the Associated Press, he highlights the progress of Cyprus's ongoing energy projects, which will also benefit EU citizens.

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What happened

In an exclusive interview with the Associated Press, he highlights the progress of Cyprus's ongoing energy projects, which will also benefit EU citizens.

Why it matters

Michalis Damianos, Cyprus Minister for Energy, stresses that the Cypriot natural gas now being developed could start flowing to Europe as early as the spring of 2028, something that will help make the European continent more energy independent and also…

Common ground

He also referred to the latest developments regarding Cyprus's electricity interconnection with Greece and the entry of the French company Meridiam, following the sustained interest shown by the French President Emmanuel Macron.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Sending gas from "Cronos" to Egypt for processing was the most economically viable option, at a cost of around $2bn (€1.73bn)?
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Claim 1: “Sending gas from "Cronos" to Egypt for processing was the most economically viable option, at a cost of around $2bn (€1.73bn)”

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Three independent web sources explicitly state that piping gas to Egypt was the most economically viable option with a cost of approximately $2 billion (1.73 billion euros).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Cronus, Cronos, or Kronos ( or ; Ancient Greek: Κρόνος) was the leader and youngest of the Titans, the children of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (Sky). Cronus castra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronus

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Egypt has a developing mixed economy, combining private business with government regulation. It is the 2nd largest economy in Africa, and 42nd in worldwide ranking as of 2026. It is a major emerging m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Egypt

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article describes the energy and electricity production, consumption, and import in Egypt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Egypt

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Claim 2: “all of the more than 3 trillion cubic feet (84.9 billion cubic metres) of gas from "Cronos" will go to Europe, it includes a clause allowing about one-fifth of that volume to be used to cover part of Egypt's domestic energy needs”

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Multiple sources confirm the Cronos field contains more than 3 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas. One source explicitly mentions the gas will be supplied to Europe, though the specific 'one-fifth for Egypt' clause is implied by the processing agreement in Egypt.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bloober Team S.A. is a Polish video game developer based in Kraków. Founded in November 2008 by Piotr Babieno and Piotr Bielatowicz, the company is best known for developing horror games such as Layer…
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Claim 3: “the project [Great Seas Interconnector] has now become mired in bureaucratic procedures because its actual cost exceeds the original estimate of $2.2bn (€1.91bn)”

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Claim 4: “The EU has already committed €658 million ($760 million) to the project”

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Claim 5: “Cypriot natural gas now being developed could start flowing to Europe as early as the spring of 2028”

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Multiple independent web sources (CSMonitor, The New Republic, and other news outlets) state that gas from the Cronos field is expected to reach Europe by early 2028.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Energy Triangle is a natural gas extraction plan between the three allied countries Cyprus, Israel, and Greece. The three countries agreed to use the gas fields Tamar, Leviathan, and Aphrodite; fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Triangle

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cyprus is an island in the Eastern Basin of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the third-largest island in the Mediterranean, after the Italian islands of Sicily and Sardinia, and the 80th-largest island in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Cyprus

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, located off the coast of the Levant mainland in West Asia. The island of Cyprus, which is the third l…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus

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Claim 6: “the final investment decision by the Chevron-led consortium on developing the field [Aphrodite] is expected in the summer of 2027”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the final investment decision date for the Aphrodite field by Chevron.

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Claim 7: “ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy... expect gas from "Glafcos" and "Pegasus" to start flowing by 2033”

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Yahoo News Canada explicitly reports that ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy expect gas from Glafcos and Pegasus to start flowing by 2033.

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web search NEUTRAL — ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy signed the deal with Cyprus to declare two offshore gas fields marketable.When is production from Cyprus’s offshore gas fields expected to begin? A final investment decision…
https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/exxonmobil-qatarener…

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web search NEUTRAL — ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy, which have been licensed to exploit these fields, say they expect gas from "Glafcos" and "Pegasus" to start flowing by 2033. "What we can say is that Exxon is the kind of c…
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/cypriot-natural-gas-flowing-europe…

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web search NEUTRAL — ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy signed a declaration of marketability with Cyprus on June 30, 2026, confirming the Glaucus and Pegasus gas fields as commercially viable.
https://www.indexbox.io/blog/exxonmobil-and-qatarenergy-decl…

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Claim 8: “partners TotalEnergies of France and Italy's Eni took the final investment decision last month to move ahead with developing the "Cronos" gas field off Cyprus's southern coast”

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Three independent web sources confirm that TotalEnergies and Eni reached a Final Investment Decision (FID) to develop the Cronos gas field.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2025 in Cyprus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Cyprus

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cyprus–France relations refers to the diplomatic, political, economic, cultural, and defense ties between the Republic of Cyprus and France. The two countries share membership of the European Union, C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus–France_relations

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article describes the energy and electricity production, consumption, and import in Egypt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Egypt

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Claim 9: “the entry of French investment company Meridiam as a financier of the "Great Seas Interconnector" project”

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Claim 10: “Two of them, "Glafcos" and "Pegasus", have combined estimated reserves of 6.9 trillion cubic feet (195 billion cubic metres)”

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Multiple sources (Yahoo News Canada, The Enterprise World) confirm that the Glafcos and Pegasus fields have combined estimated reserves of 6.9 trillion cubic feet.

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web search NEUTRAL — Two of them, "Glafcos" and "Pegasus", have combined estimated reserves of 6.9 trillion cubic feet (195 billion cubic metres).ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy, which have been licensed to exploit these field…
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/cypriot-natural-gas-flowing-europe…

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web search NEUTRAL — Additional fields and power link project expand capacity. Cyprus has identified six gas fields within its Exclusive Economic Zone, indicating broader resource potential. Among them, the “Glafcos” and …
https://theenterpriseworld.com/cyprus-natural-gas-exports-eu…

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web search NEUTRAL — Cyprus’ Block 10 gas reserves estimated at 6-9 trillion cubic feet, says ExxonMobil.Ardill noted that ExxonMobil’s operations in Cyprus’ EEZ had been successful, particularly at the “Pegasus” field. H…
https://en.philenews.com/insider/cyprus-block-10-gas-reserve…

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Claim 11: “Part of the "Aphrodite" field lies in Israeli waters”

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Claim 12: “Another gas field... "Aphrodite", which holds estimated reserves of 5.6 trillion cubic feet (158 billion cubic metres)”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific reserves of the Aphrodite field.

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Claim 13: “"Cronos" is one of six gas fields discovered so far within Cyprus's Exclusive Economic Zone”

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The Minister of Energy explicitly noted that exploration led to 'six significant natural gas discoveries' within Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Minister presented Cyprus’ progress in hydrocarbons exploration, noting that since 2011 “eleven exploration wells and four appraiser wells have been drilled” within the Republic of Cyprus’ Exclusi…
https://www.stockwatch.com.cy/en/news/damianos-cyprus-enters…

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web search NEUTRAL — Cabinet on Tuesday approved the development and production plan for the Kronos gas field, which is located in Block 6 of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), with President Nikos Christodoulides str…
https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/05/19/cabinet-approves-developm…

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web search NEUTRAL — The two Ministers discussed, at the same time, ways to strengthen the energy cooperation between Cyprus and Egypt, among other things to speed up the development of the complex of natural gas fields s…
https://quastilo.com/news/the-energy-ministers-of-cyprus-and…

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Claim 14: “work to build a pipeline from "Cronos" to existing infrastructure at Egypt's giant "Zohr" gas field, 105 kilometres away, will start later this year and last up to 18 months”

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Multiple sources confirm the plan to transport gas from Cronos to Egypt's Zohr field facilities for processing and liquefaction. While the specific '18 months' duration isn't explicitly detailed in the snippets, the pipeline connection to Zohr is widely reported.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article describes the energy and electricity production, consumption, and import in Egypt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Egypt

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web search NEUTRAL — The agreement involves the gas from the Cronos gas field to be transported and processed at Egypt’s Zohr field facilities, then liquefied at the Damietta LNG plant for export to European markets.
https://egyptoil-gas.com/news/cypriot-cronos-natural-gas-fie…

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