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31. US Embargo on Turkish drilling in East Med

Turkish opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet reported yesterday on the reasons for the departure of the drillship Yavuz from Karpasia and the expected departure of Fatih currently off the coast of Paphos. It confirms the difficulties faced by the two Turkish drilling rigs that are related to the reluctance of major firms to cooperate with Turkey in the supply of materials for research and extraction of hydrocarbons. ...

32. Turkish drillship Yavuz withdraws from Karpasia peninsula

The Turkish drillship Yavuz has withdrawn from the coastal waters off Cyprus, just south of the Karpasia (Kaspas) peninsula where it had aimed to prospect for hydrocarbons, it emerged on Tuesday. ...

33. More US energy companies to operate in Cyprus, US Ambassador says

US Ambassador to Cyprus Judith Garber expressed on Wednesday evening her conviction that more US energy companies will operate in Cyprus, joining ExxonMobil and Noble Energy. She was addressing a business dinner of the American Chamber of Commerce in Cyprus, in Nicosia, in the presence of Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides...

34. Officials downplay drone risk off Paphos

Cypriot officials dismiss reports that say Turkish drones had interfered with flight paths of commercial airplanes taking off or landing at Paphos airport...

35. Turkish drillship starts operations off Karpasia peninsula

Turkish drillship “Yavuz” has begun operating off the coast of Cyprus, just south of the Karpasia (Kaspas) peninsula and will remain there for three weeks, Cypriot media reported Tuesday, citing an article in Turkey’s pro-government newspaper Daily Sabah. ...

36. Kastellorizo ignored by Turkey in EEZ map

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu presented a map Monday of Turkey’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) stretching south of the southeastern Aegean island of Rhodes to a few miles west of Paphos on Cyprus’ western coast. ...

37. Nicosia grants approval to ENI, Total to drill in Block 7

Nicosia has granted approval to the energy companies ENI and Total to explore block seven of Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and approved nine other drilling operations within the EEZ over the next two years...

38. US urges Turkey to halt drilling operations off Cyprus

The United States has said that Turkey's most recent dispatch of the drillship Yavuz to conduct drilling operations off the Karpas Peninsula of Cyprus is a "provocative step" and has urged Turkish authorities to halt these operations. ...

39. Second Turkish drillship arrives off Cyprus

A second Turkish drillship arrived on Monday off the coast of Cyprus just south of Karpas peninsula...

40. Turkey issues Navtex for exercises off Kastellorizo on Sunday

Turkey has issued a navigational telex reserving a large area south of the island of Kastellorizo, within Greece's continental shelf, for military exercises on Sunday as Greeks go to general elections...

41. 'These will not be soft measures' says Juncker

42. Turkey's second drillship to operate off Cyprus' Karpas peninsula

43. Ankara threatens Nicosia over arrest warrants

44. British PM opposes Turkey’s planned drilling activities

45. US lawmaker: East Med cooperation to counter Russia

46. Greek FM urges Ankara to stop its illegal activities in Cyprus

47. Turkey to send second drillship

48. Greek Defence Minister in Cyprus

49. Turkey to send second drillship Cavusoglu says

50. US calls on Turkey to cancel drilling plans

51. First drilling in Block 10 completed

52. Drillship malfunction delays announcement

53. Briton on drillship airlifted to hospital

A 42-year-old British crew member, who suffered a heart attack on a drillship, had to wait twelve hours before he could be airlifted to hospital due to poor weather conditions...

54. Government dismisses reports on EastMed pipeline as baseless

55. Ministers of Energy, Foreign Affairs, US ambassador and ExxonMobil VP visit Stena Icemax

56. Exxon Mobil begins drilling

57. Exxon Mobil to start drilling this week

58. Government: There is no secret deal with Turkey on gas

59. Cyprus issues navtex as Exxon’s drillship arrives at Block 10

60. Exxon Mobil drillship arrives in Limassol on November 12