{"id":13898,"date":"2026-03-31T07:35:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/egypt-and-cyprus-sign-framework-agreement-for-cooperation-on-gas\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T07:35:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:35:41","slug":"egypt-and-cyprus-sign-framework-agreement-for-cooperation-on-gas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/egypt-and-cyprus-sign-framework-agreement-for-cooperation-on-gas\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt and Cyprus sign framework agreement for cooperation on gas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1299690\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/christodoulides_al-sisi_reuters-320x200.jpg?v=1774940826\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/christodoulides_al-sisi_reuters.jpg?v=1774940826\" alt=\"Egypt and Cyprus sign framework agreement for cooperation on gas\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/christodoulides_al-sisi_reuters.jpg?v=1774940826\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>Cyprus\u2019s President Nikos Christodoulides and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi attend the world leaders&#8217; summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on October 13, 2025. [Egyptian Presidency\/Handout via Reuters]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Egypt and Cyprus signed a framework agreement for cooperation on gas \u200bat the Egypt 2026 Energy Show on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>A \u200cspokesperson for the Cypriot presidency said that the non-binding agreement will be a base upon which the two countries can \u200bnegotiate more agreements for the exploitation of Cyprus\u2019 \u200breserves.<\/p>\n<p>Another Cypriot government official added that the agreement \u2060will allow the two countries to negotiate the \u200bsale of natural gas to Egypt or Egypt\u2019s state-owned \u200bcompanies from Cyprus\u2019s Kronos and Aphrodite offshore fields.<\/p>\n<p>Cypriot officials say they could be in a position to start extracting gas from \u200bKronos in 2027 or 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Egypt and Cyprus signed \u200bagreements enabling the export of gas from Cyprus\u2019s offshore fields to \u200cEgypt \u2060for liquefaction and re-export to Europe, as both countries seek to bolster the Eastern Mediterranean\u2019s role as an energy hub.<\/p>\n<p>Egypt is suffering the spillover from the Iran \u200bwar, particularly in \u200bthe energy \u2060sector, as it depends on imported fuel. Costs have ballooned with the disruption of oil \u200band gas production and trade across the \u200bMiddle \u2060East.<\/p>\n<p>The government has already raised fuel prices and the price of public transport, announced a work-from-home policy, and ordered \u2060most \u200bmalls, shops, and eateries to close \u200bdown by 9 p.m. five days a week.<\/p>\n<p>[Reuters]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/economy\/energy\/1299690\/egypt-and-cyprus-sign-framework-agreement-for-cooperation-on-gas\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyprus\u2019s President Nikos Christodoulides and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi attend the world leaders&#8217; summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on October 13, 2025. 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