CYPRUS
 
Noble to Delay Aphrodite Appraisal Drilling
 
Noble Energy, the major shareholder (70%) in the joint venture company exploring Cyprus’ offshore Block 12, announced last week that it would not be able to meet the April 2013 deadline it set for the completion of a second appraisal well on the Aphrodite field. Noble completed its exploratory drilling on Aphrodite in December 2011, when it announced that it had discovered a field with an “estimated...