Greece in January will invite offers for oil exploration off its western shores in the hopes of tapping reserves of some 280 million barrels, the junior energy minister said Thursday.
Greece
in
January will invite offers for oil exploration off its western shores in the
hopes of tapping reserves of some 280 million barrels, the junior energy
minister said Thursday.
Yiannis Maniatis said the cabinet had approved drilling in the
gulf
of
Patras
, the
sea region west of Ioannina and Katakolo off the
Peloponnese
coast, the semi-state Athens News Agency reported.
"It is the first time
Greece
is
taking such a step, and it will be done in complete transparency,"
Maniatis said according to the agency.
A contractor is expected to be appointed within a year.
The
gulf
of
Patras
is
thought to hold some 200 million barrels of crude oil, while another 80 million
barrels are believed to lie near Ioannina and another three million near
Katakolo.
The cash-strapped Greek state, which is struggling to escape default, could
draw up to EUR14 billion over the next 15 years, ANA said.
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