Drilling in the Cypriot EEZ continues unabated despite Turkish threats

At Turkey has been left with inexpensive threats calling on the Republic of Cyprus not to drill in the offshore block 10 of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the main island, as the consortiums of the giants of ExxonMobil and Quatar Petroleum are proceeding normally in their search for oil and gas.

In fact, sources from the Anastasiadis government estimate that Ankara is not going to disturb the drillings, especially since US Navy ships are protecting oil companies.

However, the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is as it is known unpredictable and especially in the current situation where the economy is collapsing with the pound constantly losing its value. “He could try to defuse the crisis by provoking an incident in order to shift public interest, albeit temporarily, but he is still trapped, as such a move could then put him in an even worse position,” say geopolitical analysts. in Cyprus.

The Stena Forth drilling rig has started its work since Tuesday and the results of drilling on plot 10 are expected to be announced in the first quarter of 2022, with the first data being encouraging to find valuable energy resources.

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