CYPRUS/TURKEY
 
Ankara Reiterates Threats Against Cyprus Gas Development
 
After Cyprus announced preferred bidders for four offshore blocks (2, 3, 9, 11) last week Ankara repeated its objections to the licensing round. Winners included Gazprom (via Gazprombank), oil major Total, Italy’s premier oil company Eni and South Korea’s Kogas, which is one of the world’s largest LNG importers (MEES, 2 November).
 
Ankara can do very little to stymie...