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ExxonMobil Vessel Ready to Begin Drilling Off Cyprus

A drilling vessel leased by ExxonMobil has arrived in Cyprus' offshore block 10 and is preparing to drill into the seabed soon, the country's energy minister announced on Monday. Giorgos Lakkotrypis said that the Stena Icemax vessel had arrived on schedule at...

ExxonMobil Drillship Sails To Cyprus Amid Turkish Threats

A drillship leased by ExxonMobil continues its journey through the Mediterranean towards Cyprus, where it is expected to arrive on November 12. The Stena IceMax ship has passed the southern coast of Spain, as Turkey was again warning that it...

Turkish Defense Minister Again Threatens Greece and Cyprus

In statements made on Friday, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar continued his recent string of threatening rhetoric directed towards Greece and Cyprus, this time stating that Ankara will not accept a "fait accompli." Speaking at Turkey's National Assembly during a...

ExxonMobil to Drill Off Cyprus by End of 2018

Energy giant ExxonMobil plans to carry out an exploratory drill at a prospect off Cyprus sometime in the fourth quarter, a senior official said on Friday, after a meeting with President Nicos Anastasiades. “We discussed our plans for the drilling...

ExxonMobil Survey Ship Arrives in Cyprus

A survey ship sailed into the Cypriot port of Limassol to start preparatory work for an ExxonMobil-Qatar Petroleum natural gas exploratory drilling in Cyprus' exclusive economic Zone (EEZ). Cyprus' Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis said the ship "will carry out an...

More Ships Travel to Tense Cypriot Waters

Two research vessels chartered by an ExxonMobil led joint venture are on their way to Cyprus, amid ongoing tension in the region with Turkey's navy. One vessel is sailing from Greece and another from Haifa, Israel according to a Kathimerini...

ExxonMobil to Carry Drillings off Cyprus in 2018

US Energy giant ExxonMobil announced on Wednesday it will carry out two exploratory drillings in block 10 of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the second half of 2018. ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum (QP) acquired an exploration concession for block...

Greece to Open Tenders for Oil and Gas Explorations

The Greek government has opened two tenders for offshore oil and gas blocks in the Mediterranean and Ionian Seas and has invited IOCs to submit bids. The Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management (HHRM) office in Athens has not yet identified which...

Hydrocarbon Exploration; Energy Giants to Bid for Greek Maritime Area

Multinational energy giants ExxonMobil and Total, in cooperation with Hellenic Petroleum (ELPE), will bid for 20,000 square kilometers of sea stretching from south of the Peloponnese to Greece’s southernmost island of Gavdos. The agreement has been made since September, with...