Drillship en route to Cyprus to start work in Block 9
By Elias Hazou A DRILLSHIP that will be prospecting for natural gas on behalf of an Italian-Korean consortium is en route to Cyprus’ offshore Block 9 and is set to arrive at its destination on Tuesday....
View ArticleTurkish warship shadowing drillship
By George Psyllides Hydrocarbon exploration will continue despite Turkey’s objections, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said on Wednesday, warning that potential harassment was incompatible with the...
View ArticleTurkey acquires drillship-reports
Turkey said Thursday it will start drilling for hydrocarbons using its own drillship in the Mediterranean later this year. Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey Berat Albayrak said the...
View ArticleTurkish vessels harass drillship in EEZ
Turkish vessels are in the area surrounding Cyprus’ block 3 in the island’s EEZ (exclusive economic zone), it was reported on Friday. According to government sources quoted by the state broadcaster...
View ArticleTurkish drillship sets sail
Turkey’s first drillship set off to the Mediterranean on Thursday, as the country’s energy minister announced that Ankara would spud an offshore well this summer. The drillship, dubbed Fatih...
View ArticleTurkish drillship close to Antalya
The Turkish drillship Fatih, formerly DeepSea Metro II, is close to Antalya in Turkey on with the intention of heading at some point soon for the Eastern Mediterranean to begin deep-sea drilling,...
View ArticleProcess underway to secure international arrest warrant for ‘Fatih’ crew
Authorities have begun procedures to have an international arrest warrant issued for the crew of the Turkish drillship operating in the northern part of Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). An...
View ArticleTurkey may acquire a third drillship, Erdogan says
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that Turkey may be acquiring a third drillship, it emerged on Thursday. Speaking at a broad meeting of the district heads of his Justice and...
View ArticleErdogan blasts Greek Cypriots for not sharing natural gas (updated)
Cyprus fired back against Turkey on Saturday, saying if anyone is threatening peace in the area it is Ankara, after President Tayyip Erdogan accused the Greek Cypriots of refusing to share the wealth...
View ArticleFatih leaves Cyprus’ EEZ for Antalya
The Turkish drillship ‘Fatih’ on Thursday was apparently en route to the port of Antalya, southern Turkey, having left a location west of Cyprus where it had been anchored since May. Vessel tracking...
View ArticleTurkey buys third drillship – reports
Turkey has purchased a third drillship, Sertao, according to reports on Sunday. Two of Ankara’s drillships, Yavuz and Fatih are currently operating in and around Cyprus. According to CNA, Turkish...
View ArticleErdogan says third Turkish drill ship to begin operations in 2020 (Updated)
Ankara has purchased its third offshore drilling ship which will arrive in Turkey next month, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, adding that the ship will begin operations in 2020, Reuters...
View ArticleAnkara ‘will not hesitate’ to dispatch third drillship to the region
Ankara will “not hesitate” to dispatch a third drillship to the eastern Mediterranean or to waters off Cyprus, Turkey’s foreign minister said Thursday. But that would depend on the outcome of ongoing...
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Turkey looking to buy fourth drillship – reports
Turkey is looking to buy a fourth drillship and has struck a preliminary deal, according to media reports. The drillship is the Bolette Dolphin, built in 2014 by South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries,...
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‘Turkey’s resolve should not be tested’
Turkey’s resolve in the eastern Mediterranean should not be tested, the leader of Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) said on Sunday. Referring to the new mission of Turkey’s latest...
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