Majors Make Significant Discovery Offshore Cyprus
Eni has announced a ‘significant’ gas discovery in the Cronos-1 well. Eni has announced a “significant” gas discovery in the Cronos-1 well, which was drilled in Block 6, around 100 Continue Reading
Turkey Vows to Prevent Exxon Mobil Venture Drilling Off Cyprus
Turkey threatened to block any unauthorized search for gas and oil in its economic exclusive zone in the eastern Mediterranean after Cyprus awarded hydrocarbon exploration and drilling rights in its Continue Reading
Cyprus Makes A Major Bet On LNG
The discovery of Cyprus’ first gas field, offshore in the Eastern Mediterranean, was reason for celebration in December 2011. Rising tensions with Turkey and the Covid-19 pandemic, however, have slowed Continue Reading
France Sends Navy to Eastern Mediterranean Amid Turkey-Greece Standoff
President Emmanuel Macron ordered French forces to the Eastern Mediterranean to provide military assistance to Greece, raising the stakes in France’s growing regional confrontation against an increasingly assertive Turkey. France’s Continue Reading
Turkey Claims One Of Its Oil And Gas Exploration Vessels Was Attacked
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan alleged on Thursday that its oil and gas exploration vessel, the Oruç Reis, has come under attack, according to Turkish state media , in what Continue Reading
Gas Finds Trigger a Standoff in the Mediterranean Between an Isolated Turkey and Rivals
The contest over newfound gas riches in the Eastern Mediterranean has triggered a slew of rival maritime claims, pushing the region’s main powers—all of them America’s partners or allies—toward open Continue Reading
Turkey spars with EU over fresh drilling off Cyprus
Turkey called on Sunday for the European Union to end what it said was the bloc’s prejudice against Turkish Cypriots, defending its launch of a fresh round of hydrocarbons drilling Continue Reading
Cyprus To Continue Gas Field Development Despite Israel’s Objection
Cyprus will proceed with the development of a natural gas field in Cypriot waters in the Mediterranean despite the fact that Israel has advised the field’s developers not to begin Continue Reading
A Tiny Island With Huge Energy Ambitions
Cyprus is one of the most energy-deprived countries in the world when it comes to fossil fuels. Despite the discovery of significant natural gas reserves, the island state is still Continue Reading
Turkey says no more exploration ships necessary in eastern Mediterranean for now
No further energy exploration or drilling ships are necessary in the eastern Mediterranean for now, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday as a dispute continued over Turkish drilling Continue Reading