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Mitsotakis Tells NY Greek Diaspora: First Gas Drilling Since 1970 Coming in Spring 2027 - iefimerida.gr

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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has told a Greek diaspora audience that exploratory drilling for natural gas — Greece's first in nearly four decades — is likely to begin in spring 2027, part of a broader pitch on economic recovery and energy security ahead of national elections. Mr. Mitsotakis said a consortium including ExxonMobil and a Greek energy company plans to conduct the country's first such drilling since 1970, calling energy securit…

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The country is one step closer to energy security and independence, as confirmed by the developments in New York regarding the exploitation of hydrocarbons in the Ionian Sea, the Peloponnese and Crete. The meetings of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Energy in New York confirm that we are on the final stretch so that in the spring of 2027 ExxonMobil's exploratory drilling in Block 2 in the Ionian Sea will begin, while by the end of 2026 C…

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Greece is resuming hydrocarbon exploration activities in its maritime areas after a hiatus of nearly four decades. Under the new strategy approved by the Athenian government, the goal is to conduct the first deep-sea exploratory drilling in licensed areas in the Ionian Sea and south and west of Crete.

On the energy front, Mr. Mitsotakis revealed that ExxonMobil's first exploratory drilling for natural gas is expected in the spring of 2027.

Connection with Efi Koutsokosta in New York, today the Prime Minister's speech at the UN, and you have information about where he will move. Yesterday, however, he sent his messages speaking to the Greek diaspora. Clear message, without raising the tone: we are not threatening, we are not threatened. Message about drilling, the geopolitical-energy role of Greece in the region. We will drill to find our own natural gas. The first exploratory dril…

The first drilling for natural gas in the Ionian Sea will take place in the spring of 2027, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Thursday (23/9) to representatives of the Greek diaspora in New York. Coincidentally, the Prime Minister has set the spring of 2027 as the year of the elections. “I am very proud that in a few months from now, probably towards the spring of 2027, the first exploratory drilling will be carried out by a consor…

The country is one step closer to energy security and independence, as confirmed by the developments in New York regarding the exploitation of hydrocarbons in the Ionian Sea, the Peloponnese and Crete. The meetings of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Energy in New York confirm that we are on the final stretch so that in the spring of 2027 ExxonMobil's exploratory drilling in Block 2 in the Ionian Sea will begin, while by the end of 2026 Ch…

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dnews.gr broke the news on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
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