Radar · Projects to watch · 19 / 30

Cronos gas development — Block 6, offshore Cyprus

A new subsea gas development connecting Cyprus to existing Egyptian processing and LNG infrastructure. Contract execution creates a pipeline of subsea engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning work.

Subsea tie-back · Cyprus / Egypt (Europe / Africa; Eastern Mediterranean) · every fact below is as reported by the linked sources, checked by hand on 2026-10-29.

Size
Up to 500 million standard cubic feet/day; >3 Tcf gas initially in place.
Operator / developer
Eni (operator, 50%); TotalEnergies (50%)
Phase, as reported
execution — engineering and procurement; main construction and drilling contracts signed; initial subsea deliveries expected H1 2027
Checked on
2026-10-29

Phase now and next, as reported

  1. Engineering (now)
  2. Fabrication (next)
  3. Transport & installation
  4. Hook-up
  5. Commissioning
  6. Operation

Now Engineering (reported: execution — engineering and procurement; main construction and drilling contracts signed; initial subsea deliveries expected H1 2027)

Next Fabrication · not announced

Roles Project management & controls · Construction & supervision · QA/QC & HSE · Document control & support · Role groups per phase: our planning assumption from the Crew Forecast model.

Later Operation H1 2028 (start-up expected H1 2028 (Eni, 26 October 2026), as reported)

Need people for this?In the project database

Who builds it as stated by the sources

  • Eni — Block 6 operator, 50% interest
  • TotalEnergies — Block 6 partner, 50% interest
  • Baker Hughes — subsea production systems and services: trees, wellheads, connectors, manifolds and topside controls; initial deliveries expected H1 2027

Reported risk as reported, as of 2026-10-29

Start-up is targeted for H1 2028. It remains a forecast; the field depends on cross-border connections and existing Egyptian processing and LNG infrastructure.

Key dates as stated by the sources

FID
2026-07-28
Execution launch
2026-10-26
Initial subsea deliveries
H1 2027 (expected)
Startup target
H1 2028 (expected)

Disciplines likely needed our inference

  • subsea engineering
  • pipeline engineering
  • project controls/planning
  • offshore installation supervision
  • commissioning
  • HSE

Our inference from project kind and phase — not stated by the sources below.

On the Radar news about this project, each linked to its source

  1. 28 October 2026Baker Hughes wins Cronos subsea systems contract offshore Cyprus

Sources checked on 2026-10-29

  1. Eni launches the execution phase of Cronos projectEni · published 2026-10-26 · retrieved 2026-10-29
  2. Baker Hughes Wins Significant Subsea Production Systems and Services Award for Eni’s Cronos Gas DevelopmentBaker Hughes · published 2026-10-28 · retrieved 2026-10-29

Position on our globe: 33.50°N 32.50°E. Location approximate: Indicative area offshore southern Cyprus, not a published well or facility position. Block 6 production will be processed through existing infrastructure in Egypt.

Follow this projectSee it on the globeAll projects to watchThe open book: YRproject's fee