Research Activities

Block 2
The Block 2 area is equal to 4,736 square kilometres. The consortium of Eni Cyprus Limited / Kogas Cyprus Limited / TotalEnergies EP Cyprus B.V. has conducted two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) seismic surveys.

Block 3
The Block 3 area is equal to 3,510 square kilometres. The consortium of Eni Cyprus Limited / Kogas Cyprus Limited / TotalEnergies EP Cyprus B.V. has conducted two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) seismic surveys.

Block 5
The Block 5 area is equal to 4,555 square kilometres. The consortium of ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Cyprus (Offshore) Limited / QatarEnergy International E&P LLC is planning its exploration works.

Block 6
The Block 6 area is equal to 3,420 square kilometres. In February 2018, the Eni Cyprus Limited / TotalEnergies EP Cyprus B.V. consortium completed the drilling of the "Calypso-1" exploration well. Based on the data obtained including the preliminary interpretation, the well encountered a gas column in formations covered by evaporites. In addition, in October 2022 the drilling operations of the "Cronos-1" exploration well completed and preliminary estimates of in-place natural gas resources is 2.5 Tcf. Also, in December 2022 the preliminary results of "Zeus-1" exploration well indicate in-place natural gas-resources of 2-3 Tcf. Further geological/geophysical studies and drilling works are expected to be carried out as part of the evaluation programs for the Cronos and Zeus discoveries. At the beginning of 2024, the "Cronos-2" appraisal well was completed, and its results are under study.

Block 7
The Block 7 area is equal to 4,560 square kilometres. The consortium of TotalEnergies EP Cyprus B.V. / Eni Cyprus Limited is planning its exploration works.

Block 8
The Block 8 area is equal to 4,560 square kilometres. The consortium of Eni Cyprus Limited / TotalEnergies EP Cyprus B.V. is planning its exploration works.

Block 9
The Block 9 area is equal to 3,209 square kilometres. The consortium of Eni Cyprus Limited / Kogas Cyprus Limited / TotalEnergies EP Cyprus B.V. has conducted two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) seismic surveys. The "Onasagoras-1" (2014) and "Amathousa-1" (2015) exploration wells in Block 9 did not encounter commercial quantities of hydrocarbons.

Block 10
The Block 10 area is equal to 1,927 square kilometres. The consortium of ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Cyprus (Offshore) Limited / QatarEnergy International E&P LLC completed in 2019 the drilling works of the "Glaucus-1" exploration well. Based on the preliminary interpretation of well data, the discovery represents an in-place natural gas resource of approximately 5 to 8 trillion cubic feet. The "Glaucus-1" drilling was the second of a two-well drilling program in Block 10. The first well, “Delphyne-1”, did not encounter commercial quantities of hydrocarbons.

Block 11
The Block 11 area is equal to 1,472 square kilometres. The TotalEnergies EP Cyprus B.V. / Eni Cyprus Limited consortium completed in September 2017 the drilling works of the "Onesiphoros-1" exploration well. The well did not encounter commercial quantities of hydrocarbons.

Block 12 - "Aphrodite" Natural Gas Field
The area of the “Aphrodite” Field in Block 12 is equal to 386 square kilometres. The consortium of Chevron Cyprus Limited / NewMed Energy Limited Parthnership / BG Cyprus Limited has been granted a Hydrocarbon Exploitation Licence for the development of the "Aphrodite" natural gas field. Two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) seismic surveys have been carried out in Block 12. The assessment of the results of the “Cyprus-1” exploration well (2011), the “Cyprus A-2” appraisal well and the production testing (2013) resulted in the discovery of an estimated resource of 4.5 trillion cubic feet.