6 fields. 17 years.
Still no gas.

Cyprus has found 6 commercial gas fields since 2011, officially estimated at ~17–18 trillion cubic feet. Not one has produced a molecule. Three development systems now carry them to market — the first in 2028, the last around 2033.

17–18 tcf discovered government headline figure

6 commercial fields plus one sub-commercial find

0 producing today 2011–2026, none onstream

2028 first gas target Cronos, via Egypt

Updated October 2026 · Sources: Cyprus MECI, operator disclosures, NSAI

What each field is reported to hold Bars show relative scale only — the figures are not one measurement

Glaucus 3.7 tcf Gas in place Cyprus MECI Hydrocarbons Service

Cronos 3.1 tcf Gas in place Cyprus MECI Hydrocarbons Service

Aphrodite 2.9 tcf 2C contingent NSAI, Feb 2026 (sanctioned phase)

Zeus 2–3 tcf Preliminary Eni, under appraisal

Calypso — No figure published under evaluation — see the published statements on the field page

Pegasus — No figure published under evaluation — see the published statements on the field page

Onesiphoros West less than 0.5 tcf Sub-commercial Cyprus energy minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis, 12 September 2017 — Cyprus Mail

These numbers cannot be added together. 2C contingent resources, gas initially in place and combined hub estimates measure different things, and Glaucus and Pegasus share one figure. The only additive number is the Republic of Cyprus's own headline of ~17–18 tcf across 6 fields.

Three routes to market

Every field belongs to one of three development systems — and inherits its timeline.

Furthest ahead 2028

Cronos — Egypt tie-back Subsea tie-back to Zohr, liquefaction at Damietta. On track to be the island's first producing field.

Calypso tie-in candidate Cronos 2028 Zeus tie-in candidate

At FID's door 2030–31

Aphrodite — pipeline to Port Said Egypt initialed a 15-year term sheet for the full ~700 mmcf/d via a new pipeline to Port Said.

Aphrodite 2030–31

The big prize ~2033

Block 10 hub The largest resource concentration in Cypriot waters. Export concept — LNG-led — gets fixed at FID.

Glaucus ~2033 Pegasus ~2033

Outside the three systems: Onesiphoros West — sub-commercial, no development route.

All discoveries

Showing 7 of 7 discoveries

Glaucus

Block 10 • ExxonMobil

tcf · gas in place

Discovered 2019

Cronos

Block 6 • Eni

tcf · gas in place

Discovered 2022

Zeus

Block 6 • Eni

tcf · preliminary

Discovered 2022

Aphrodite

Block 12 • Chevron

tcf · 2c contingent

Discovered 2011

Calypso

Block 6 • Eni

no figure published

Discovered 2018

Pegasus

Block 10 • ExxonMobil

no figure published

Discovered 2025

Onesiphoros West

Block 11 • TotalEnergies

tcf · sub-commercial

Discovered 2017

Discovery Timeline

Aphrodite

Chevron • Block 12

Onesiphoros West

TotalEnergies • Block 11

Calypso

Eni • Block 6

Under evaluation. Eight years after the discovery the ministry still states "Calypso discovery is under evaluation", and no appraisal well has been drilled on Calypso. Eni’s discovery release announced "a lean gas discovery" and said "Additional studies will be carried out to assess the range of the gas volumes in place" — it gave no figure. The two figures on record are the only ones ever put on this field, and neither is a document.

Glaucus

ExxonMobil • Block 10

Cronos

Eni • Block 6

Zeus

Eni • Block 6

Pegasus

ExxonMobil • Block 10

No document states a figure for Pegasus. The ministry’s Block 10 entry lists only Delphyne-1, Glaucus-1 and Glaucus-2 and gives one gas-in-place figure, for Glaucus; ExxonMobil’s own Block 10 release predates the discovery by six years. The two combined figures on record are spoken remarks relayed by the press, and the Pegasus appraisal well has not been drilled.