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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.
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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.
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. Turkish prospecting east of the southern Greek island of Crete two years ago prompted a military buildup.
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Environmental groups have argued that deep-sea prospecting for resources Critics also highlight the potential risk of spills, and say the project, if successful, would increase Greece´s use of fossil fuels amid the planet´s climate change crisis.
Skrekas, who holds the portfolios of both energy and environmental affairs, insisted there would be no conflict of interest between the two, and that the main emphasis would be on environmental protection.
But a switch in schools coupled with idolising the Socceroos so-called 'golden generation' play in the 2006 World Cup, saw Leckie switch his focus away from his beloved Essendon Bombers and towards football.
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After being caught red-handed without a mask, the Prime Minister's father admitted he was 'maybe not 100 per cent up taxi fare piraeus to athens airport speed' with the rules having just returned from abroad and said he was 'extremely sorry'.
ExxonMobil´s ship is already in operation in the area, Energy and Environment Minister Kostas Skrekas said on state-run ERT television Thursday, private day tours in athens greece just four days after Greece´s prime minister announced the project was to start.
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The block reserved for taxi fare piraeus to athens airport 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 the sea´s endangered sperm whales, and for other cetaceans already threatened by fishing, collisions with ships and plastic pollution.
Leckie finally made his senior Socceroos starting debut under Postecoglou, and would go on to be a coaches pet under the Greek-born Aussie mentor taxi from Thessaloniki to delphi - so far as he was actually the most selected player under his watch.
We vow to rise early and reach the ancient site before the midday sun and the crowds and fail miserably, instead hoping on a subway train at around 11.30am and ascending the slopes to the pillared Parthenon and the other glorious monuments and sanctuaries in the former city - built in the 5th century BC - amid heaving crowds and in blowtorch heat.
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"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. If viable gas deposits are eventually found, "no discounts will be made regarding safety and environmental protection" in any potential mining operations, Thessaloniki escorted tours he said.
The other contented-looking guests, lounging on loungers and lolling in cabanas, are busying themselves with selfies and soaking up the August rays, which are pushing the mercury to the late-30s Celsius.
