Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 49

5-Dec-2011

CYPRUS

Yildiz Says TPAO To Drill In Northern Cyprus, Divides Cyprus EEZ Into Blocks

Turkeys Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz on 26 November told a hydrocarbon conference in Kyrenia, Cyprus, that Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) would begin drilling onshore in the Famagusta district within three months. Kyrenia and Famagusta are located in the Turkish-occupied northern side of the island which is administered by...