NAVTEX issued for hydrocarbon exploration south, SW of Peloponnese and Crete

Greece’s navy hydrographic service (HNHS), and specifically the Irakleio station, on Tuesday issued a notice to mariners (NAVTEX) of hydrocarbon surveying in two sea blocks, southwest and south of the Peloponnese province in southern Greece and the large island of Crete.

The announcement comes a day after Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis, speaking during a wide-ranging television interview, announced the development.

The contracting party conducting the seismic surveys will be ExxonMobil, with the research vessel announced as the “Sanco Swift”, contracted from Norway-based PSG.

Earlier, the state-run Hydrocarbons and Energy Resources Management Co., the national hydrocarbon and energy resources regulator, announced a series of coming steps in a program to search for natural gas deposits in Greek territorial waters and land.

The NAVTEX

«ZCZC QA84 080915 UTC NOV 22 STATHMOS IRAKLEIO AR.MIN 870/22 IONIO PELAGOS DYTIKO PELAGOS DYTIKA KAI NOTIODYTIKA NISOU KRITI ANAPTYKSI EKSOPLISMOY KAI SEISMIKES EREYNES THA PRAGMATOPOIITHOYN APO TO PLOIO ‘SANCO SWIFT’. APO 08 NOE 22 MECHRI NEOTERAS STIN PERIOCHI POY PERIKLEIETAI APO TA STIGMATA: 36-10.07B 020-38.45A 36-40.55B 020-56.28A 36-21.72B 021-56.60A 36-04.97B 022-29.02A 35-46.68B 022-36.37A 35-27.75B 023-22.40A 35-14.00B 023-27.87A 34-59.03B 023-48.02A 34-45.00B 023-58.50A 34-41.67B 023-32.88A 35-25.00B 021-51.42A 35-11.59B 021-41.68A 35-40.15B 020-45.25A TIREITAI APOSTASI ASFALEIAS. NNNN»