Eastern Mediterranean

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December 14, 2017
Energean Oil & Gas SA is trying to raise about $1.2 billion of loans to develop two natural gas fields off the coast of Israel, according to people familiar with the matter.
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December 13, 2017
Energean Oil & Gas has announced that Energean Israel has been awarded five offshore exploration licenses within the Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) by the Israeli Petroleum Commissioner following a recommendation by the Petroleum Council.
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December 10, 2017
Pilot production at Egypt’s Eni SpA-operated Zohr natural gas field will begin “in the coming few days,” the oil ministry said, as the country nears its goal of commercial output from the biggest gas discovery in the Mediterranean Sea by the end of this year.
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December 07, 2017
Energean Oil & Gas has announced that Energean Israel has signed further Gas Sales and Purchase Agreements (GSPAs) for natural gas supply from Karish and Tanin fields, offshore Israel.
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November 15, 2017
Egypt will stop importing liquefied natural gas in 2018 and may eventually export gas after it starts producing this year at the giant Eni SpA-operated Zohr field off the country’s Mediterranean coast, Oil Minister Tarek El-Molla said.
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November 15, 2017
ADES International Holding Ltd., the London-listed company providing offshore and onshore oil and gas drilling and production services in the Middle East and Africa through its subsidiaries, has announced that its subsidiary ADES S.A.E has entered into a long-term joint venture (JV) agreement with a subsidiary of Vantage Drilling International.
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November 05, 2017
Greece has made noticeable progress with its energy-sector reforms in recent years. The country moved forward on plans to restructure state-owned companies and liberalize electricity and gas markets, an impressive program that will lead to more competitive and financially viable energy markets offering choices and low prices to consumers, according to the International Energy Agency's latest in-depth review of Greece's energy policies.
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October 30, 2017
Energean Oil & Gas has announced that Energean Israel has signed three new Gas Sales and Purchase Agreements (GSPAs) with Dorad Energy Ltd., and with Ramat Negev Energy Ltd. and Ashdod Energy Ltd., both subsidiaries of the Edeltech Group, for natural gas supply from Karish and Tanin fields, offshore Israel.
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October 20, 2017
Egypt is paring down its requests for liquefied natural gas.
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October 10, 2017
Rosneft closed the deal to acquire a 30% stake in the concessions agreement for the development of Zohr field, the largest gas field in the Mediterranean Sea, from Italian company Eni S.p.A.
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September 10, 2017
In a signing ceremony hosted by H.E. Eng. Tarek El-Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources for Egypt, Baker Hughes, a GE company announced a major subsea contract from Petrobel for phase two of the “supergiant” Zohr Gas field situated in the Mediterranean Sea.
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September 08, 2017
Energean Oil & Gas has announced that it has received approval for its Field Development Plan (FDP) for the development of Kataloko field in Western Greece from Hellenic Hydrocarbons Resources Management.
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August 30, 2017
Energean Oil & Gas has announced that its subsidiary, Energean Israel, a 50/50 JV between Energean and Kerogen Capital, has received approval from the Israeli Petroleum Commissioner for its Field Development Plan (FDP) for the development of the Karish and Tanin natural gas fields, offshore Israel.
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August 21, 2017
Ensco plc announced today that the ultra-deepwater drillship ENSCO DS-7 has been awarded a contract by Noble Energy to drill two wells and complete four production wells at the Leviathan field development in the Mediterranean Sea.
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August 20, 2017
Royal Dutch Shell Plc is seeking creative solutions to bring gas from Israel and Cyprus to market, a step that could help turn the Mediterranean region into a major gas-producing hub.
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July 28, 2017
Saipem and Petrobel have finalized offshore contract variations worth $900 million for Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) activities in relation to the “Optimized Ramp Up” phase of the giant Zohr field development project, situated in the Mediterranean Sea off the Egyptian coast.
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July 20, 2017
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Thursday warned Cyprus its moves to explore for energy around the eastern Mediterranean were "untimely and dangerous," adding that Ankara would continue to protect the rights and interests of Turkish Cypriots.
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July 10, 2017
Turkey warned Greek Cypriots on Friday not to make a grab for energy reserves around the divided island and President Tayyip Erdogan told oil companies to be careful they did not lose a "friend" by joining in.
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June 29, 2017
Cyprus will push ahead with its oil and gas development plans despite potential setbacks, including the decades-long Cyprus conflict, its energy minister said on Thursday.
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June 20, 2017
Energean Oil & Gas has announced that its subsidiary, Energean Israel, has submitted the Field Development Plan (FDP) for the Karish and Tanin natural gas fields, offshore Israel, to the Israeli Petroleum Commissioner.
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June 16, 2017
Condor Petroleum Inc., has announced that drilling has commenced on the Yakamoz-1 exploration well, which is located 2 km north of the Company’s 100% owned and operated Poyraz Ridge gas field in Turkey.
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