Energy Minister: Gas Exploration Starts Off Southwest Greece
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Environmental groups have argued that deep-sea prospecting for resources Critics also highlight the potential risk of spills, and SKOPELOS ATHENS TAXI say the project, if successful, VOLOS ACHILLION TAXI would increase Greece´s use of fossil fuels amid the planet´s climate change crisis.
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If viable gas deposits are eventually found, "no discounts will be made regarding safety and environmental protection" in any potential mining operations, CRUISES VOLOS TAXI he said. "All research is being done with the basic priority of the protection of the environment," he said, speaking later in the day at Greece´s Foreign Press Association.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece´s energy and environment minister says U.S.
energy giant ExxonMobil has begun prospecting for natural gas off the coast of southwestern Greece, kicking off a delayed project as Europe seeks alternative energy sources due to the war in Ukraine.
in the region of southeastern Europe, in our region," he said. "The reserves we speculate exist southwest of Crete and the Peloponnese might be the last hope the mining industry has to find a large reserve ...
European countries have been scrambling to replace their former dependency on Russian fossil fuels following Russia´s invasion of Ukraine in February and the subsequent damaging of pipelines designed to carry natural gas from Russia to Germany.
The block reserved for the exploration includes part of the Hellenic Trench, where the Mediterranean´s deepest waters lie at more than 5,000 meters (17,000 feet).
The area is a vital habitat for VOLOS PATRAS TRANSFER the sea´s endangered sperm whales, VOLOS SERRES TAXI and for other cetaceans already threatened by fishing, collisions with ships and plastic pollution.
Turkish prospecting east of the southern Greek island of Crete two years ago prompted a military buildup. Meanwhile, the prospecting also comes at a time of heightened tension with Turkey, with which Greece has been at loggerheads over offshore exploration rights in the eastern Mediterranean.
ExxonMobil´s ship is already in operation in the area, Energy and Environment Minister Kostas Skrekas said on state-run ERT television Thursday, just four days after Greece´s prime minister announced the project was to start.
Skrekas, who holds the portfolios of both energy and environmental affairs, insisted there would be no conflict of interest between the two, and VOLOS KOMOTINI TRANSFER that the main emphasis would be on environmental protection.
