Greece

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May 31, 2022
Iran’s seizure of two Greek oil tankers in the Persian Gulf raises the risk of further interruptions to shipments from a region that’s a vital source of global energy supplies.
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May 27, 2022
Iranian forces seized two Greek oil tankers in the Persian Gulf in apparent retaliation for the detention of vessel off the coast of Greece.
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January 10, 2022
The U.S. is backing natural gas and low-carbon power sources as it seeks to improve the eastern Mediterranean’s energy ties to Europe and promote stability in the region.
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June 01, 2021
“When you consider the 20-gigawatt target we’ve laid out until 2025, it’s a significant move forward,” Dev Sanyal, BP’s head of gas and low-carbon energy, said in an interview.
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February 25, 2021
The project would be the first of its kind in the Mediterranean, Energean CEO Matthaios Rigas said at a conference Wednesday.
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January 12, 2021
The announcement comes just weeks after the European Union pledged to expand the number of Turkish officials sanctioned over the country’s energy exploration in the disputed waters of the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
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September 22, 2020
Greece, Italy, Egypt, Israel and two other countries will form a permanent organization to promote co-operation over natural gas in the Eastern Mediterranean. Turkey, which has raised tensions by exploring for the fuel in contested waters, is not as yet included.
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August 25, 2020
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas urged Greece and Turkey to restart talks over their competing claims to economic sovereignty in contested waters of the eastern Mediterranean as he visits the NATO allies on Tuesday.
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August 21, 2020
“Turkey is a premium gas market, which has never been significant on a global scale. The discovery really reinforces the country’s potential role as an energy producer in the region,” said Ashley Sherman, principal analyst on Caspian and Europe upstream at Wood Mackenzie.
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July 28, 2020
Ankara is seeking a discussion with Athens about issues surrounding the countries’ continental shelves, air space and offshore hydrocarbon exploration, Ibrahim Kalin said in a televised interview with CNNTurk news channel.
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July 22, 2020
Tensions between Turkey and Greece have flared over issues such as oil and gas exploration in the shared waters of the Aegean and Mediterranean seas as well as flow of refugees through Turkey to European countries.
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January 16, 2020
Turkey will issue new exploration licenses in the eastern Mediterranean now that it’s set a maritime border with Libya, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday, a step liable to exacerbate strains with Greece and the European Union.
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December 06, 2019
Turkey and Libya officially approved a contentious maritime deal that may fuel an energy showdown in the gas-rich waters of the eastern Mediterranean, where both countries are at odds with Greece.
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July 19, 2019
Greece’s foreign minister said his country could work together with Turkey to exploit natural resources, while urging Ankara to settle its Mediterranean drilling disputes.
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April 08, 2019
Energean Oil and Gas plc, the oil and gas producer focused on the Mediterranean, is pleased to announce successful completion of drilling operations of the extended reach well, EA-H3.
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February 2019
The Eastern Mediterranean Gas Conference (EMGC) is gearing up for another must-attend event in Cyprus.
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October 30, 2018
Turkey’s first deep-sea drilling ship, flanked by Turkish war vessels, set sail Tuesday looking for natural gas and oil in contested waters of the Mediterranean, a launch liable to exacerbate longstanding tensions with Greece.
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February 01, 2018
Energean Oil & Gas has announced that it has signed a reserves-based senior facility agreement, amounting to $180 million.
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January 2018
Eastern Mediterranean region are beginning to increase E&P activity and were able to bring several key projects on stream in 2017.
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March 31, 2017
Energean Oil & Gas has announced that it has agreed to farm out a 60% interest in its Ioannina and Aitoloakarnania Blocks, onshore Western Greece, to Repsol. Repsol will also become the Operator for both blocks.
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February 2017
The fourth Eastern Mediterranean Gas Conference (EMGC) is being held at Hilton Cyprus in Nicosia, Cyprus, March 14-15. The event venue is conveniently located, allowing easy access to some of the capital city’s main attractions, such as the city center, the Old City and the modern business district.
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