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New chapter in hydrocarbon exploration: Signatures to be put tomorrow for drilling in Block 2 of the Ionian Sea

After nearly 50 years, Greece is moving forward with a new exploratory drilling in the Northwestern Ionian, using the state-of-the-art drillship Stena DrillMAX and the partnership of ExxonMobil – Energean – HELLENiQ Energy and Stena Drilling

The secrets of Block 2 in the Ionian Sea – The importance of the ExxonMobil, Energean and Helleniq Energy agreement for natural gas

Block 2 is located 30 km west of Corfu – the exploratory drilling is expected at the end of 2026 or the beginning of 2027 – the first concession was in 2018 and the 3D data in 2021

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3.3 earthquake hits Lefkada

No damage reported