Exxon completes drilling at ‘Delphine’, moving on to ‘Glafcos’
Drilling activities on behalf of ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum in the Delphine target in Cyprus’ offshore block 10 have been completed but there will be...
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Exxon drilling due to re-start after delay, president says
ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum’s drilling activities in block 10 will re-start before the weekend is over President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday, after reports said...
Technical problem delays drilling in block 10
Drilling in Cyprus’ offshore block 10 by ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum has been delayed for 10 days due to a technical problem, reports said on Friday....
Officials visit ExxonMobil’s drillship
The ministers of energy and foreign affairs, Georgios Lakkotrypis and Nicos Christodoulides, US ambassador Kathleen Doherty, and ExxonMobil’s Vice President Tristan Aspray on Thursday visited...
Optimism over gas drilling, but it’s the sharing that counts
By Charles Ellinas ExxonMobil, using the Stena Icemax drilling rig, has started drilling in block 10 at the first target named Delfini, a very apt...
US supports Cyprus’ right to develop its natural wealth
By George Psyllides US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Francis Fannon reiterated his government’s support to the Republic of Cyprus’ right to develop...
Delphine drilling has started, minister says
Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis announced Friday that ExxonMobil has started drilling at an offshore field inside the island’s exclusive economic zone. The minister made the...
Exxon expected to start drilling by week’s end
By Evie Andreou The Stena Icemax drillship leased by ExxonMobil, is expected to begin drilling in Cyprus’ offshore block 10 by the end of the...
‘Cyprus has not agreed for gas to flow through Turkey’
The government on Tuesday rejected reports in the Turkish press that President Nicos Anastasiades expressed his willingness to agree to a deal with Ankara for...
Exxon drillship on location in block 10
By Elias Hazou The Stena Icemax drillship has arrived on location in Cyprus’ offshore block 10 and is preparing to bore down into the seabed,...
Cyprus issues navtex for ‘Delphini’ target as Exxon’s drill ship set to arrive
THE Cyprus government issued a navigational telex (navtex) notification to seafarers on Saturday ahead of the arrival next week of Stena IceMax, a drilling ship...
Gas drillship on its way amid bellicose rhetoric
As a drillship continued on its journey to Cyprus on Monday, Turkey was again warning its neighbours that it will defend its interests in...
ExxonMobil drillship on its way
THE vessel leased by ExxonMobil to drill for gas off the coast of Cyprus was on Thursday en route to the island. The Stena IceMax...
Turkey will react to Exxon’s drilling, Ozersay says
Turkey will react to the drilling later this year by US energy giants ExxonMobil, even if there are ongoing Cyprus talks, Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign minister’...
ExxonMobil to drill by year’s end (Updated)
Amid renewed Turkish threats, energy giant ExxonMobil plans to carry out an exploratory drill at a prospect off Cyprus sometime in the fourth quarter, a...
President touts Cyprus’ comparative advantages to prospective investors in New York
The comparative advantages of Cyprus as a business and investment destination were presented on Friday evening by President Nicos Anastasiades during the business forum “Invest...
Indications that gas finds will be high in block 10
By Elias Hazou ExxonMobil and Cyprus could hit the jackpot later this year when the US energy behemoth bores down into the seabed in search...
Cavusoglu: If the Greek Cypriot side starts drilling, so will we (Update 2)
If the Greek Cypriot side starts drilling in the autumn, Turkey will also, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday. Cavusoglu, who was in...
All necessary measures being taken for Exxon drilling, minister says
Cyprus is taking all necessary measures to ensure that US energy giant, ExxonMobil’s exploratory programme in the island’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) proceeds smoothly, Energy...
US working to strengthen security and energy ties with Cyprus
The US is working to strengthen security and energy cooperation with Cyprus, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wes Mitchell told Congress’...
