en.unionpedia.org

2018 Cyprus gas dispute, the Glossary

The 2018 Cyprus gas dispute is a diplomatic dispute involving the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Republic of Cyprus (in partnership with Greece and Egypt) in the eastern Mediterranean, which began on February 6, 2018.^[1]

40 relations: Air transport agreement, Ankara, Aphrodite gas field, Cairo, Claudio Descalzi, Cyprus, Cyprus problem, Cyprus–Egypt relations, Cyprus–Israel relations, Cyprus–Turkey maritime zones dispute, Derviş Eroğlu, Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, Energy in Egypt, Eni, European Council, European Investment Bank, European Union–Turkey relations, Exclusive economic zone, ExxonMobil, Good Party, Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Greece, Greece–Israel relations, Hydrocarbon exploration, Kathimerini, Leviathan gas field, Liquefied natural gas, Meral Akşener, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Nicos Anastasiades, Noble Energy, Northern Cyprus, Petroleum Geo-Services, Tamar gas field, TPAO, Turkish Cypriots, Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Turkish Naval Forces, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
2018 in Cyprus
2018 in Egypt
2018 in Turkey
Cyprus–Turkey relations
Disputed waters
Egypt–Turkey relations
Natural gas field disputes

Air transport agreement

An air transport agreement (also sometimes called an air service agreement or ATA or ASA) is a bilateral agreement to allow international commercial air transport services between signatories.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Air transport agreement

Ankara

Ankara, historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and 5.8 million in Ankara Province, making it Turkey's second-largest city after Istanbul, but first by the urban area (4,130 km2).

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Ankara

Aphrodite gas field

Aphrodite gas field is an offshore gas field off the southern coast of Cyprus located at the exploratory drilling block 12 in the country's maritime Exclusive Economic Zone and bordering the Yishai gas field, located in Israeli territorial waters. 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Aphrodite gas field are Cyprus–Turkey relations and natural gas field disputes.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Aphrodite gas field

Cairo

Cairo (al-Qāhirah) is the capital of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, and is the country's largest city, being home to more than 10 million people.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Cairo

Claudio Descalzi

Claudio Descalzi (born 1955) is an Italian businessman, and the CEO of Italian oil company Eni since May 2014.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Claudio Descalzi

Cyprus

Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Cyprus

Cyprus problem

The Cyprus problem, also known as the Cyprus conflict, Cyprus issue, Cyprus dispute, or Cyprus question, is an ongoing dispute between the Greek Cypriot community which runs the Republic of Cyprus (de facto only comprising the south of the island since the events of 1974) and the Turkish Cypriot community in the north of the island, where troops of the Republic of Turkey are deployed. 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Cyprus problem are Cyprus dispute and Cyprus–Turkey relations.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Cyprus problem

Cyprus–Egypt relations

Cyprus–Egypt relations refer to bilateral relations between Cyprus and Egypt.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Cyprus–Egypt relations

Cyprus–Israel relations

Cyprus–Israel relations refer to the bilateral relations between Cyprus and Israel.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Cyprus–Israel relations

Cyprus–Turkey maritime zones dispute

The Republic of Cyprus (Cyprus) and Turkey have been engaged in a dispute over the extent of their exclusive economic zones (EEZ), ostensibly sparked by oil and gas exploration in the area. 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Cyprus–Turkey maritime zones dispute are Cyprus dispute, Cyprus–Turkey relations, disputed waters and natural gas field disputes.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Cyprus–Turkey maritime zones dispute

Derviş Eroğlu

Derviş Eroğlu (born 7 March 1938) is a Turkish Cypriot politician, who served as the president of Northern Cyprus from 2010 (The Economist) Retrieved on 1 June 2011.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Derviş Eroğlu

Eastern Mediterranean

Eastern Mediterranean is a loose definition of the eastern approximate half, or third, of the Mediterranean Sea, often defined as the countries around the Levantine Sea.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Eastern Mediterranean

Egypt

Egypt (مصر), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Egypt

Energy in Egypt

This article describes the energy and electricity production, consumption and import in Egypt.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Energy in Egypt

Eni

Eni S.p.A., acronym for and formerly legally known as Ente nazionale idrocarburi (National Hydrocarbons Board), is an Italian multinational energy company headquartered in Rome.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Eni

European Council

The European Council (informally EUCO) is a collegiate body (directorial system) that defines the overall political direction and priorities of the European Union.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and European Council

European Investment Bank

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the European Union's investment bank and is owned by the 27 member states.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and European Investment Bank

European Union–Turkey relations

Relations between the European Union (EU) and Turkey were established in 1959, and the institutional framework was formalized with the 1963 Ankara Agreement.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and European Union–Turkey relations

Exclusive economic zone

An exclusive economic zone (EEZ), as prescribed by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is an area of the sea in which a sovereign state has exclusive rights regarding the exploration and use of marine resources, including energy production from water and wind.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Exclusive economic zone

ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil Corporation (commonly shortened to Exxon) is an American multinational oil and gas corporation and the largest direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and ExxonMobil

Good Party

The Good Party (Turkish: İyi Parti) is a nationalist and Kemalist political party in Turkey, established on 25 October 2017 by Meral Akşener.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Good Party

Grand National Assembly of Turkey

The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi), usually referred to simply as the TBMM or Parliament (Meclis or Parlamento), is the unicameral Turkish legislature.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Grand National Assembly of Turkey

Greece

Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Greece

Greece–Israel relations

Greece–Israel relations are the bilateral relationship between the Hellenic Republic and the State of Israel.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Greece–Israel relations

Hydrocarbon exploration

Hydrocarbon exploration (or oil and gas exploration) is the search by petroleum geologists and geophysicists for deposits of hydrocarbons, particularly petroleum and natural gas, in the Earth's crust using petroleum geology.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Hydrocarbon exploration

Kathimerini

Kathimerini (Greek: Η Καθημερινή) is a daily, political and financial morning newspaper published in Piraeus, Athens.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Kathimerini

Leviathan gas field

The Leviathan gas field is a large natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel, south-west of the Tamar gas field.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Leviathan gas field

Liquefied natural gas

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH4, with some mixture of ethane, C2H6) that has been cooled down to liquid form for ease and safety of non-pressurized storage or transport.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Liquefied natural gas

Meral Akşener

Meral Akşener (née Gürer,; born 18 July 1956) is a Turkish politician, teacher, historian and academic who is the founder of the Good Party (İYİ Party).

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Meral Akşener

Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (born 5 February 1968) is a Turkish diplomat and politician who is currently a member of the Grand National Assembly.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

Nicos Anastasiades

Nicos Anastasiades (Νίκος Αναστασιάδης; born 27 September 1946) is a Cypriot politician and businessperson, who served as the seventh president of Cyprus from 2013 to 2023.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Nicos Anastasiades

Noble Energy

Noble Energy, Inc. was a company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration headquartered in Houston, Texas.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Noble Energy

Northern Cyprus

Northern Cyprus, officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), is a de facto state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus. 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Northern Cyprus are Cyprus–Turkey relations.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Northern Cyprus

Petroleum Geo-Services

PGS (Petroleum Geo-Services) is a technologically focused oilfield service company involved in providing geophysical services worldwide.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Petroleum Geo-Services

Tamar gas field

The Tamar gas field is a natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel. 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Tamar gas field are natural gas field disputes.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Tamar gas field

TPAO

Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı (TPAO) (Turkish Petroleum Corporation) was founded in 1954 by Law No.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and TPAO

Turkish Cypriots

Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks (Kıbrıs Türkleri or; Tourkokýprioi) are ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Turkish Cypriots are Cyprus–Turkey relations.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Turkish Cypriots

Turkish invasion of Cyprus

The Turkish invasion of Cyprus began on 20 July 1974 and progressed in two phases over the following month. 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Turkish invasion of Cyprus are Cyprus dispute and Cyprus–Turkey relations.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Turkish invasion of Cyprus

Turkish Naval Forces

The Turkish Naval Forces (Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri), or Turkish Navy (Türk Donanması), is the naval warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and Turkish Naval Forces

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), also called the Law of the Sea Convention or the Law of the Sea Treaty, is an international treaty that establishes a legal framework for all marine and maritime activities.

See 2018 Cyprus gas dispute and United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Cyprus_gas_dispute

2018 Cyprus gas dispute, the Glossary

Table of Contents

See also

2018 in Cyprus

2018 in Egypt

2018 in Turkey

Cyprus–Turkey relations

Disputed waters

Egypt–Turkey relations

Natural gas field disputes

References