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Spain Hopes Turkey Overture on Offshore Drilling Leads to Talks

Jul 28, 2020

Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said on Tuesday she hopes the will shown by Turkey to open a dialogue on oil drilling in the Eastern Mediterranean will be followed by action.Turkey is at loggerheads with Greece and Cyprus over overlapping claims for offshore reserves…

Turkey Slams Greek Claim Over Mediterranean Seismic Survey

Jul 22, 2020

The eastern Mediterranean region where a Turkish ship will carry out a seismic survey is part of Turkey's continental shelf, Ankara said on Wednesday, rejecting Greece's accusation that the ship is encroaching on its own shelf.Long-standing…

Greece, Italy to Sign Accord on Maritime Zones

Jun 09, 2020

Greece and Italy will sign an agreement on maritime boundaries during a visit by Italy's foreign minister to Athens on Tuesday, the Greek Foreign Affairs Ministry said.The deal follows months of tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean region over natural resources…

Turkey May Begin Drilling Under Libya Deal in 3-4 Months

May 29, 2020

Turkey may begin oil exploration in the eastern Mediterranean within three or four months under a deal it signed with Libya that was condemned by others in the region including Greece, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Friday.Libya's internationally…

Greece Proposes World Court if Maritime Dialogue with Turkey Fails

Dec 30, 2019

Greece's Prime Minister said in remarks published on Sunday that if Athens and Ankara cannot solve their dispute about maritime zones in the Mediterranean they should turn to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to settle the disagreement…

Israel Opposes Turkey-Libya Maritime Border Accord

Dec 24, 2019

Israel opposes an accord signed last month between Libya and Turkey mapping out maritime boundaries in the eastern Mediterranean, but the deal was unlikely to lead to a conflict with Turkey, Israel's foreign minister said on Monday.The deal…

Exxon, Total to Explore off Crete

Jun 27, 2019

Greece on Thursday awarded licences to ExxonMobil and Total to search for hydrocarbons off the island of Crete, marking the country's first major foray into an oil and gas search in the region.The companies, in consortium with Hellenic Petroleum…

Greek PM May Seek Sanctions Against Turkey in Gas Row

Jun 17, 2019

Greece and Cyprus will push their EU partners to penalize Turkey, including the possible option of sanctions, if Ankara is verified to have started drilling for gas west of Cyprus, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Sunday.The discovery…

EuroAsia Still on PCI List

Jun 13, 2019

The EuroAsia Interconnector, the Israel-Cyprus-Greece electricity link remains on the official list of European projects of common interest (PCI) making it eligible to receive some €300 mln in EU grants for the Crete-Attica sector of the cable…

Energean Facing Delays at Epsilon

Mar 21, 2019

Energean trimmed the top end of its 2019 production forecast after facing delays at its Epsilon well in Greece, the oil and gas producer said on Thursday.Energean expects to produce between 5,000 and 5,500 barrels of oil per day in 2019, compared to its earlier outlook range of between 5…

UK Ambassador Visits Energean's Offshore Facilities

Nov 26, 2018

United Kingdom Ambassador to Greece Ms. Katherine Smith visited Energean offshore drilling facilities at Prinos.The Delegation of the British Embassy toured by boat the Prinos Oil Field Platforms and “Energean Force”, the Energean owned drilling rig…

Energean to Drill More in Greece and Israel

Nov 15, 2018

UK-based international oil and gas exploration and production company Energean Oil & Gas said that it is on track to achieve first gas from the Karish-Tanin project off the coast of Israel in the first quarter of 2021.The company with operations offshore Israel…

Turkish Ship to Continue Explorations in Mediterranean

Oct 19, 2018

A Turkish energy exploration ship will continue to operate in the Mediterranean Sea, the energy minister said on Friday, after Ankara said the navy stopped a Greek frigate from harassing the ship due to territorial disputes.Turkey, Greece and…

Turkish Navy Stops Greek Frigate 'Harassment' in Mediterranean

Oct 18, 2018

Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency said on Thursday that the navy had stopped a Greek frigate from harassing a Turkish ship in the Mediterranean. It did not give further details.Turkey, Greece and Cyprus's internationally recognized Greek…

Energean approved to develop Katakolo off Greece

Sep 08, 2017

Energean Oil & Gas has received the green light from Greek authorities for the Kataloko field development plans (FDP) offshore Western Greece. Map of Katakolo, from Energean. Katakolo…

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