[Ticker] Cyprus: EU needs our gas more than ever

EU Reporter

Cyprus has said Russia’s war on Ukraine and related gas cut-offs could help accelerate its efforts to get offshore gas flowing to the EU. Europe’s “intention to move away from Russia regardless of when the war ends” means it will need alternative sources, Cypriot energy minister Natasa Pilides told Bloomberg Monday. Exploration of Cyprus’ offshore fields was bedevilled by territorial disputes with Turkey before the war.