Block 6 Development Hub
Integrated development concept for the Block 6 discoveries. Phase 1 develops Cronos, with gas tied back ~90 km to Egypt's Zohr facilities and liquefied at Damietta LNG for Europe at ~5 bcm/yr. The development plan was approved by the Cyprus cabinet on 19 May 2026 and FID is imminent, with first gas targeted for 2028. A potential second phase would add Calypso and Zeus.
Project Partners
Connected Gas Fields
This infrastructure project is designed to process or transport gas from the following discoveries:
Development Status
Project Details
- Status
- Planning
- Type
- Processing Facility
- Capacity
- ~5 Bcm/year
- Target Date
- 2028 (Cronos first gas)
- Linked Fields
- 3
Cronos News
Cyprus: TotalEnergies Approves the Development of the Cronos Gas Field to Supply Europe with LNG
TotalEnergies (50%) and Eni (50%, operator), partners in Cyprus offshore Block 6, have taken the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the development of the Cronos gas field, discovered in 2022 and successfully appraised in 2024. Located in deep offshore waters approximately 185 kilometers southwe...
Eni, TotalEnergies take final investment decision to link Cyprus’ Cronos gas field to Egypt
A consortium comprising Italy’s Eni and France’s TotalEnergies has taken the Final Investment Decision (FID) to develop the Cypriot “Cronos” gas field and connect it to Egyptian infrastructure, according to Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi. During a meeting with Pr...
Eni, TotalEnergies reach FID on Cyprus’ Cronos gas development
(World Oil) — Eni and TotalEnergies have reached a final investment decision (FID) to develop the Cronos gas field offshore Cyprus, advancing the country’s first […]
TotalEnergies, Eni reach agreement to develop Cyprus’ Cronos gas field
TotalEnergies and Eni have jointly approved the development of the Cronos gas field in Cyprus offshore Block 6, following a FID.
Eni fast-tracks Cypriot gas project for 2028 first gas
Italian major Eni is pushing ahead with its Cronos project offshore Cyprus, with the first gas expected to be produced in 2028. Eni and its partner TotalEnergies have taken the final investment decision (FID) to develop the Cronos gas field, discovered in 2022 and successfully appraised in 2024. ...