Turkey will begin drilling for resources around Cyprus, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday, a move that could create tensions with neighboring Cyprus and Greece over ownership of natural resources.Attempts to tap gas and oil in鈥
Turkey warned energy companies on Sunday against working with the Greek Cypriot government in carrying out exploratory drilling in the eastern Mediterranean, saying such activities could damage regional stability.The eastern Mediterranean is believed to be rich in natural gas鈥
The pipe-laying vessel Pioneering Spirit pipelaying vessel completed the construction of the offshore section of the TurkStream gas pipeline in the Black Sea. The TurkStream pipeline will carry Russian gas across the Black Sea to Turkey.The鈥
Turkey will not allow the exploitation of gas reserves in Turkish and north Cypriot waters of the eastern Mediterranean, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.The eastern Mediterranean is believed to be rich in natural gas, and attempts to鈥
Turkey has completed the purchase of its second drilling ship, which will operate in the Black Sea at the north of the country, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Friday.Turkey is almost completely reliant on imports to meet its energy needs鈥
Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency said on Thursday that the navy had stopped a Greek frigate from harassing a Turkish ship in the Mediterranean. It did not give further details.Turkey, Greece and Cyprus's internationally recognized Greek鈥
A Turkish energy exploration ship will continue to operate in the Mediterranean Sea, the energy minister said on Friday, after Ankara said the navy stopped a Greek frigate from harassing the ship due to territorial disputes.Turkey, Greece and鈥
The government of Cyprus has invited companies to bid on a new energy exploration zone off the coast of Cyprus, said a report in Kathimerini News.The country decided to only permit energy companies already part of the Cypriot Exclusive Economic Zone to bid on the project鈥
Russian energy major Rosneft is increasingly challenging domestic rival Gazprom in international gas markets, from West Africa to Turkey and even Europe, according to five industry sources with knowledge of the matter.Last week, Rosneft won鈥
Azerbaijan鈥檚 SOCAR and US engineering firm KBR鈥檚 joint venture will provide front-end engineering design services (FEED) for a new production, drilling and quarters platform, Azeri Central East (ACE), for the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) field in the Caspian Sea鈥
The first topsides unit built for the Shah Deniz stage 2 platforms is now en route from the Azfen fabrication yard in Bibi-Heybat to the Shah Deniz contract area in the Caspian Sea offshore Azerbaijan. BP announced 1 June that the topsides transportation鈥
Russia's Gazprom began construction of the TurkStream pipeline鈥檚 offshore section. The Allseas Group, contractor for both strings of the gas pipeline's offshore section, started laying the pipes using the Audacia vessel. Construction鈥
BP has named appointments for the regional president for Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey (AGT), and for the chief operating officer, production, transformation and carbon. Gary Jones has been appointed the new regional president for AGT鈥
Driven by the success of Eni鈥檚 major Zohr field gas discovery offshore Egypt in 2015, companies are rethinking the Eastern Mediterranean region鈥檚 gas potential, according to new analysis from IHS Markit. Total鈥檚 announcement that it will鈥
The Transocean Winner has been loaded onto the Hawk semisubmersible heavy lift ship, and is preparing for its journey to Turkey, according to the UK鈥檚 Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA). The Transocean Winner鈥
