A Noble Energy delegation arrived in Egypt to resume negotiation with state-run Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) to discuss importing gas from the Aphrodite field in Cyprus.
Greece's prime minister says Turkey must respect Cyprus' right to search for gas off its shores instead of issuing threats, so that suspended talks to reunify the ethnically divided island can resume.
Cyprus has approximately $129 billion (EUR 100 billion) worth of natural gas that will satisfy its electricity production needs for 210 years, said Commerce Minister Praxoulla Antoniadou.