H.E. Kostas Skrekas
Ministry of the Environment and Energy of Greece
H.E. Karine Elharrar
Minister of Energy of Israel
Zafer Milhem
Chairman of the Palestinian Energy
& Natural Resources Authority.
Mark Hamilton
Principal Geoscientist
PGS
Dr Michalis Makrominas
Assistant Professor, Dept of Maritime Transport & Commerce (DMTC)
Frederick University
Dr Demetris Kletou, Lecturer
Director of Marine Environmental Research (MER) Labs Ltd
Study Environmental Expert
Dr Angelos Menelaou
Head of Dept of Maritime Transport & Commerce (DMTC)
Frederick University
Carol Bailey
Head of Research, Dept of Maritime Transport & Commerce (DMTC)
Frederick University
Professor Eleni Hadjiconstantinou,
FORS. Dean, School of Business & Law
Frederick University
Marinos Constantinou
Boston Consulting Group
Giuseppe Marino
President
Italy-Cyprus Chamber of Commerce
Jarno Dakhorst,
Consultant Energy & Biobased Economy, NEN
Amin Amin
Chief Operating Officer,
Belsim Engineering USA Inc
EMC 2021 CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Peter Stevenson
Eastern Mediterranean Editor, MEES
Steve Hall
Chair, SUT International Committee
Ashutosh Shastri
Director, Enerstrat Consulting
Ryan Pereira
Global Director, GaffneyCline
George Campanellas
CEO, Cyprus Investment & Promotion Agency
Dem Demetriou
Director, Atherion
George Petrou
Cyprus Employers & Industrialists Federation (OEB)
Chairman of the Energy Committee of the OEB
Immediate Past President of the OEB
John Charalambides
EVP-MENA, Connector Subsea Solutions
Demetris Fessas,
Acting General Manager, CHC Cyprus Hydrocarbons Company
Professor Toula Onoufriou
President of CHC Cyprus Hydrocarbons Company
& Head of EMERGE CoE – Cyprus University of Technology,
Chairman EMC
H.E. Costas Kadis
Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment,
Republic of Cyprus
H.E. Natasa Pilides
Minister of Energy, Commerce & Industry
Republic of Cyprus
Unlocking Cleaner Energy for the Region, for Europe & Beyond
A STRATEGIC NATURAL GAS & HYDROCARBON ENERGY PARTNER FOR THE EMEA REGION
The IEA – International Energy Agency has once again confirmed that natural gas demand will continue to increase on a global level by nearly 15% by 2030, replacing coal and oil and complementing renewables as the world transitions towards a more sustainable and cleaner energy mix.
Regional energy activities are gathering pace. In Cyprus the Aphrodite project is progressing towards exploitation with a pipeline export route to Egypt. Other discoveries will be undergoing appraisal with more exploration in the pipeline. Cyprus’ gas import FSRU project is well underway with commissioning and operations set to begin in 2022. Israel and Lebanon will be progressing with further licensing rounds for their offshore acreage. In Israel the Karish project is progressing toward first gas in 2022, with further projects such as Leviathan phase 2 being evaluated for sanction. Egypt continues to open up more acreage for licensing, and is bringing new gas projects on line. We have also witnessed the recent ramping up of exports from Egyptian LNG liquefaction facilities. In Greece new seismic surveys are imminent in its southern unexplored acreages. Also in Greece the new LNG import facility in Alexandroupolis is progressing which will add further critical energy infrastructure to the region.
Further regional initiatives such as the EU supported EuroAsia and EuroAfrica electrical interconnectors and the East Med Pipeline projects are also making significant advances towards implementation.
Cyprus is at the heart of these regional developments and is fast developing as a hub for support of regional projects.
THE KEY GLOBAL & REGIONAL ENERGY STAKEHOLDERS OPERATING IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION:
CYPRUS LOOKS SET TO BECOME THE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY HUB AND GLOBAL PARTNER FOR THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
With so many exciting new discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean basin; the strategically located island of Cyprus is poised to become a sustainable gas, offshore and energy partner for its European partners. Coinciding with a number of extensive new offshore discoveries the conference has attracted a large number of technical and commercial papers from some of the leading players in the global energy industry.
In recent developments, the Cypriot Ministry of Energy, Commerce & Industry stated that it will continue to grant more concessions to energy companies to begin offshore drilling at a number of separate sites. Taking place over the next few years, natural gas will be prospected and assets developed in the waters off of the southern coast of Cyprus.
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
NATIONAL HOST
OFFICIAL PARTNERS
SUPPORTING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
