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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Greece accused Turkey on Tuesday of being a troublemaker, escalating provocations in the eastern Mediterranean, following Ankara's decision to extended its energy exploration through its ship the Oruc Reis until September 12. "Turkey continues to faithfully fulfill the role of...

According to Greek media reports, the Turkish oil and gas exploration vessel Oruc Reis has arrived, as expected, in the waters above the continental shelf of Greece near Kastellorizo, an island archipelago near the coast of Turkey. However, after putting...

The Greek Foreign Ministry on Monday sent a clear message that the country will defend its sovereignty and national rights, formally calling on Turkey to immediately end the illegal oil and gas drilling activities which undermine the peace and...

Turkey plans to drill for oil near the Greek islands of Crete, Kasos, Karpathos and Rhodes based on a controversial maritime border agreement signed with the Libyan Government of National Accord in November of 2019. According to the Turkish news...

Geological surveys of the sea area south of Crete have indicated that up to 10 trillion cubic feet of natural gas could be hidden under the sea bed, according to a report in the Greek daily Ta Nea on...

More than 30 areas believed to be ripe for hydrocarbon exploration have been identified in the Ionian Sea and the sea area west and south of Crete, the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) reports. The map showing the various sites was...

The proposed contracts for hydrocarbon exploration in four areas of the Mediterranean off Crete and the Ionian islands were brought before the Greek parliament on Wednesday for discussion and ratification. The contracts include the area designated as "Ionio," with rights...