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A German research vessel has reportedly received permission from Turkey to operate in an area between Cyprus and Crete, renewing tensions in the eastern Mediterranean. Turkish newspaper Milliyet on Tuesday claimed the RV Maria S. Merian, a cutting-edge ship, received the...

The Cyprus energy standoff continued on Thursday with a senior Turkish minister insisting Ankara would not allow "one-sided" exploration around the island and ENI's boss saying they would withdraw their blockaded drill ship from the area. Speaking at the Turkish...

Cyprus should not be able to undertake natural gas exploration without the support of Turkish Cypriots, it was claimed on Monday. Kudret Ozersay, a minister in the northern Cyprus administration, said "unilateral" activities in the Mediterranean could not go on...

The head of Italian energy giant ENI on Friday admitted a Turkish blockade of one of its drill ships was out of the company's control. Claudio Descalzi said the fate of the Saipem12000 off the coast of Cyprus was still...

Energy companies have claimed Cypriot offshore gas fields could contain between 170 and 230 billion cubic meters of gas. Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Italian energy giant ENI, made the claim to reporters in Cairo this week as tensions mount in...

Turkey received a reprimand from Europe on Monday over a recent incident in Cypriot waters involving Turkish naval ships and a private oil drillship. The Italian ENI drilling ship in block 3 of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) was met by six...

Italian energy giant Eni on Thursday said it had made a "promising" lean gas discovery off the coast of Cyprus, further putting the divided island in the middle of claims of natural resources in the eastern Mediterranean. The company also...

Energy minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis was briefed on initial findings from drilling by a consortium of France’s Total and Italy’s Eni in block 11 in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone on Friday and will in turn brief the House Commerce committee...

Representatives of energy companies that are active in the exclusive economic zone of Cyprus met on Tuesday morning with the country's President, Nicos Anastasiades, and expressed their commitment in their offshore investments. In particular, President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades met...

Turkey has decided to stop energy projects with Italian giant ENI in retaliation against the company's involvement in oil and gas drilling off Cyprus, the Turkish energy minister was quoted as saying by the semi-official Anatolia news agency. "We have decided...