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Greek Navy on Alert as Turkey Extends Gas Exploration South of Rhodes

Greece's naval forces are on high alert after Turkey's decision on Saturday to instruct the exploration vessel Oruc Reis to continue surveying for energy reserves in a location south of the Greek island of Rhodes until November 4. This is...

Turkey Extends Illegal NAVTEX for Gas Exploration in the Aegean

Turkey on Sunday announced a four-day extension of the illegal NAVTEX for gas exploration inside Greece's continental shelf, according to ANA-MPA. The previous NAVTEX which expired on Sunday (today) was extended with Turkish seismic vessel Oruc Reis sailing southwest accompanied...

Turkish Vessel to Begin Gas Exploration Off Crete – Report

A Turkish newspaper reported on Wednesday that Ankara will soon send an exploration vessel to start searching for hydrocarbon reserves off the southeast corner of the Greek island of Crete. Yeni Safak reported that the vessel Oruc Reis will...

Greece-Cyprus-Israel to Meet in September over Gas Exploration Issue

The foreign ministers of Greece, Cyprus, and Israel are to meet in Jerusalem on September 13 in order to discuss natural gas exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean. Attendees include Greece's Nikos Kotzias, Cyprus' Nikos Christodoulides, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

Greece Signs Lease for Oil and Gas Exploration in the Ionian Sea

A consortium led by France’s Total moved a step closer to exploring for oil and gas off Greece, after signing a lease on Tuesday with the government for a block in the Ionian Sea. The contract was signed during a...

"Cyprus Continues with Oil & Gas Explorations Despite Turkish Provocations"

Cyprus continues with its oil and gas exploration activities despite Turkish provocations, the Cypriot government spokesman said. Cyprus will continue its activities in its Exclusive Economic Zone (ΕΕΖ) despite Turkish provocations, Nikos Christodoulides told CNA. His comments came as Greek...

Greece to Open Tenders for Oil and Gas Explorations

The Greek government has opened two tenders for offshore oil and gas blocks in the Mediterranean and Ionian Seas and has invited IOCs to submit bids. The Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management (HHRM) office in Athens has not yet identified which...

Two New Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration Tenders Launched

The Greek government has launched two tenders for offshore oil and gas exploration and exploitation in the west and south of the country, the Energy ministry announced. The move follows expressions of interest by a consortium of Total, Exxon Mobil...

Cyprus Natural Gas Exploration 'Going as Planned'

The Cypriot government announced on Monday that the natural gas exploration was going as planned, with results expected in the autumn. “What I can tell you with certainty is that everything is going as planned,” government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides told...

Turkey Escalates Rhetoric on Cyprus Gas Exploration, Threatens Action

Turkish Foreign Minister threatened that Turkey "will take action" against the Cypriot oil exploration, reiterating Ankara's position that Turkish Cypriots also have rights to Cypriot resources. Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Turkey's energy and foreign ministries are working together to plan...

Greece to Name Preferred Bidders for Deep-Sea Oil and Gas Exploration

According to Greece's Energy Minister, Panos Skourletis, the evaluation of the bids cast for deep-sea oil and gas exploration in Greece will conclude in the coming weeks and will name the preferred bidders soon after. “We are evaluating three...

TOTAL to Withdraw from Cyprus Gas Exploration

The new developments in Cyprus' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) have French energy giant TOTAL ready to withdraw from the natural gas exploration and exploitation off the island's waters. The Cypriot government is trying to maintain the delicate balance between large...

Εight Bids for Oil and Gas Exploration in Western Greece

The Ministry of the Environment, Energy & Climate Change announced yesterday in its official website that the country has taken eight bids for oil and gas exploration at the Ioannina block, the Patraikos Bay block and the Katakolo block in...

WWF Starts Campaign Against Gas & Oil Exploration in Greece

WWF Hellas is starting a major campaign against oil and gas exploration projects in Greece, aiming, to mobilize citizens to defend the seas and forests, local communities and fair and sustainable development. The first step for WWF Hellas is to...

Gas Reserves of Greece Could Supply EU for the Next Five Years

Natural gas has always been a valuable commodity in Europe and is becoming even rarer now, but what is the reason for this? What is behind this is elevated prices due to the interruption in supply caused by Russia’s...