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Monday, August 15, 2011

Turkey: The Gas War (of Words) With Cyprus Heats Up | EurasiaNet.org

"Turkey: The Gas War (of Words) With Cyprus Heats Up
August 15, 2011 - 6:06pm, by Yigal Schleifer

In the wake of Israel's recent find of massive amount of offshore natural gas in its little patch of eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus (the Greek side, that is) is hoping that it too is sitting on top of large energy reserves. The Cypriot government has given the green light to an American energy company to start exploring for gas in the island's waters later this year, but there is one major problem that stands in the way of Cyprus's plans: Turkey. From a report by the energy analysis firm Platt's:"

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