This is the first of our TROVE NEWS series where we will be talking about interesting stories from the world of oil and gas that we have found while building our TROVE databases.

To find out more about TROVE databases go to our website: [ Ссылка ]

In this episode Mike Cooper (Managing Director of 1st Subsurface) takes us through a look at the Eastern Mediterranean. Focusing on an under-reported dispute primarily between Cyprus and Turkey who both claim maritime rights over the same waters and are both drilling in these claimed waters. Tensions are increasing as Turkey steps up its efforts drilling now in a block already awarded by Cyprus to major operators. This is ongoing while most news seems to be reporting the Turkey / Syria border dispute.

The surrounding waters have had several world class gas discoveries in the last few years including Zohr (Egypt), Leviathan (Israel), Tamar (Israel), Aphrodite (Cyprus) and Glaucus (Cyprus). The prospect of natural gas reserves is fuelling an ancient dispute, the Cyprus conflict.


All the sources used for this video are open source, links below:

Map of offshore Lebanon and Cyprus - [ Ссылка ]

Eastern Mediterranean map - [ Ссылка ]

Music – www.bensound.com

Location of drill ships - [ Ссылка ]

Glaucus discovery - [ Ссылка ]

Israeli licensing round map - [ Ссылка ]

Geological map of the area - [ Ссылка ]

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