East Med Aside, Cyprus Sees LNG Gateway Role for Europe’s Energy

NICOSIA – Cyprus’ new government is not pushing for the stalled East Med pipeline to connect energy resources to mainland Greece via the island and Crete, now wanting to be a conduit for Liquefied Natural Gas instead. The plan is to use a pipeline to carry natural gas from fields in the Eastern Mediterranean to the island for domestic use and an LNG facility to process for European markets, said President Nikos Christodoulides said. “Through this facility, natural gas from the Eastern...