Cyprus has opened its third offshore licensing round, offering three blocks south of the island nation under production-sharing terms (OGJ Online, Feb. 19, 2016).
Blocks 6, 8, and 10 are near Block 12, a first-round license on which a group led by Noble Energy Inc. made the deepwater Aphrodite natural gas discovery.
Total relinquished the Block 10 license last year and retained Block 11.