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    IT IS FINAL !
    Simon Aynedjian

    Gibrahayer e-magazine
    Thursday 17 February

    DESPITE TURKISH REACTIONS, CYPRUS IS MOVING AHEAD WITH PUMPING GAS
    FROM PLOT 12

    It is final !

    Drilling in plot 12 will begin immediately. Energy consortium
    "Noble", together with the government of Cyprus, are moving ahead
    with a strategic partnership that goes beyond pumping natural gas
    from an area in the South seas of Cyprus. This move that has had
    its reaction from Turkey is set to shake the political scene and to
    re-shuffle the geo-strategic balances in the eastern Mediterranean.

    It is final !

    The government of Cyprus and "Noble" energy consortium are moving ahead
    with their plans for piping gas from eastern Mediterranean towards
    Europe, in a move that is destined to invite renewed threats from
    Turkey, who has been barking about plot 12, as well as neighbouring
    plots which are believed to be as fertile. It is believed that this
    turn of events will be bringing Cyprus to a stronger position in
    the battle for securing not only alternative sources of energy, but
    playing a card as means to establishing its sovereignty and emerging
    as a regional player. There is no doubt that Turkish reaction will
    continue and Turkey will continue claiming spoils that are far away
    from its sphere and boundaries, but one thing is clear, we are into
    an era of renewed re-shuffling, similar to the S-300 missiles saga
    of a decade ago, with the only difference that European Cyprus will
    probably not succumb to threats reminiscent to the S-300 saga.

    It is final !

    "Noble's" Operations Manager of Eastern Mediterranean Chris Kendal said
    yesterday that work will be begin as early as end of December 2011,
    for pumping natural gas. As a partner in the venture, the Republic
    of Cyprus will take the majority of the profit. However, the most
    important political factor in the equation is the involvement of
    Turkey's new-found foe and military ally Israel, with neighbouring
    Arab countries - like Lebanon - raising eyebrows.




    From: A. Papazian
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