Financial Mirror: Netanyahu to talk energy, security in Cyprus visit

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Cyprus on Thursday to discuss energy cooperation, a subject that has already irritated Israel's former ally Turkey, which challenges Cyprus's jurisdiction over offshore gas finds. 

Gas production in the eastern Mediterranean is set to soar following the discovery of huge offshore reserves between Cyprus, Israel and Lebanon that have sparked competing maritime claims from Turkey.

Natural gas reserves have been found beneath the seabed between the two countries. In December, Texas-based Noble Energy, which is working with both Cyprus and Israel, reported an offshore gas prospect of between 5 and 8 trillion cubic feet (tcf) in a Cypriot field.  MORE