seismic surveys
Energy
Greece Accelerates Gas Exploration in the Ionian Sea and Crete
Greece is expected to announce initiatives to accelerate natural gas exploration in the Ionian Sea and in Crete after Russia threatened to cut off supplies to Europe.
According to a report in the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA), the aim of...
Animals
Greece Suspends Seismic Surveys After Whale Strandings
Greece will temporarily stop seismic surveys in the Ionian Sea near the island of Corfu after a spate of whale strandings were recorded on the island's shores, the Greek Environment Ministry stated on Thursday.
While not confirmed, experts believe that...
Cyprus
Cyprus Defies Turkey’s Threats; Continues Research into Island’s EEZ
Cyprus defied threats from Turkey and sent the Greek-Cypriot research vessel Nautical Geo to conduct seismic surveys in its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) on Friday.
The vessel, under Maltese flag, has entered block 1 of the EEZ, south of Limassol....
Diplomacy
Turkey Backs Down From Conflict with Greece (For Now)
Turkey announced on Tuesday that it will “put on hold for a while” energy-exploration operations in the eastern Mediterranean Sea that have raised tensions with Greece and Cyprus.
Presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin, revealed that Erdogan said “let's follow a constructive...
Cyprus
EU Warns Turkey About Respecting Cyprus's Sovereignty
Yesterday, the European Union warned Turkey about the need to respect the sovereignty of member states and their territorial waters. The announcement follows Turkey's publicized decision to reserve coastal areas immediately south of Cyprus for seismic surveys.
In its recent annual report on countries...