According to an announcement by Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez, Turkey's fourth drilling ship, Abdulhamid Khan, will proceed to the eastern Mediterranean for drilling work at the beginning of next month.The Turkish Minister stated:“We have been continuously drilling in the Blue Homeland, in our own maritime jurisdiction, for four years. Our greatest strength…
Cyprus could become a European alternative to Russian gas dependency, which has caused geopolitical turbulence on the European continent.Photo by envato elementsThe Cypriot drilling "Cronos-1" started on Monday in block 6 of the Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) by the consortium Eni and Total according to an announcement of the Ministry of Energy, Trade…
The French multinational oil company Total announced yesterday the withdrawal from two Greek hydrocarbon blocks close to Crete immediately after the completion of the studies in these areas.Photo Licensed via Twenty20The company announced:“After the completion of the studies carried out on the research areas in "Western Crete" and "Southwestern Crete", TotalEnergies decided to…
The world came close to a nuclear disaster similar to Chernobyl yesterday.The head of the regional administration of Zaporizhzhia NPP stated that the nuclear reactors are not in danger as a fire was seen raging yesterday in a building close to nuclear reactors after a Russian attack."Ukraine tells IAEA that fire at the…
According to cyprusdefense.gr, the Search and Rescue Coordination Center of Cyprus has issued a new NAVTEX for Nautical Geo that will conduct research within the Cyprus EEZ from October 29 to November 10.MarineTraffic already shows that Nautical Geo has started its research activities.Despite the provocative objections of Turkey, Cyprus and Greece seem…
"There are solid indications that Greece - and in particular Crete - could host significant natural gas deposits," said Aristophanes Stefatos, CEO of the Hellenic Hydrocarbon Management Company (EDEY), speaking at a conference in Chania."Our mission is to encourage investors in every way possible to quickly proceed with the necessary seismic and geological surveys…
According to the website CyprusDefense.gr, which cites NAVTEX of the Search and Rescue Coordination Center, Nautical Geo was conducting research activity for the EAST MED pipeline on plot 1 of the Cyprus EEZ.Specifically, the Navtex was issued on October 19 and is valid from October 21 until October 23, while the vessels are required…
The Minister of Energy of the Republic of Cyprus, Natasa Pilides, stated in an interview that ExxonMobil's drilling is scheduled for the end of next month to confirm how much natural gas is contained in a large deposit on the southwest coast of Cyprus will map out how the fuel will reach potential markets in…
According to the Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy, Minister Kostas Skrekas signed with the Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy of Egypt, Mohamed Shaker, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the electricity interconnection of Egypt with Greece.The electricity connection of the two countries, which will be the first in the region of the…