The utilization of natural gas it’s no longer a theoretical question as far as Cyprus is concerned, and especially now, that we are about to activate the third licensing round.
Ever since the Aphrodite reserve was proved to be marketable, and that the Zohr reserve constitutes an example for further target reserves, the data in the field have changed spectacularly.
The prospects, the quantities and the qualities, offer a strategic context of enormous importance and value for Cyprus, and all this at a worldwide level.
The strategy of the Cypriot EEZ is literally a development platform in regards to the energy of the land.
We have prepared all the associated data and we must now move on to the next phase, which involves the practical implementation with the actual natural gas extraction.
Enough, with all those excuses concerning the delays due to politics.
Quite the contrary, our politics will change in accordance to the strategy and the energy.
Because as long as we address things in a theoretical manner, then that, is affecting only the experts on the issue, whereas now we have to support the politicians as well, who are about to make important decisions for the future of Cyprus, and that can only occur at a practical level, otherwise they can not be persuaded, because they of course don’t want to be exposed in front of the voters, as they are unaware of how they should go about persuading them, because they themselves don’t exactly comprehend the matter well enough in order to be convincing.
Consequently, we have the Cypriot people still wondering, how could the natural gas of the Cypriot EEZ help solve the Cypriot issue, even though it’s already doing so, as it has changed the data of influence.