The official announcement of the discovery of a new natural gas field at the Zeus-1 facility in the Cyprus EEZ was published by the Cyprus Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry. Cyprusconfirming “Catimerini” report.

As reported, the drilling of the Zeus-1 exploration well in Block 6 of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Cyprus by the joint venture of Eni Cyprus Limited (Operator) and TotalEnergies EP Cyprus BV has been successfully and safely completed. completed.

Drilling carried out by the Tungsten Explorer drilling vessel at a distance of 162 kilometers from the coast of Cyprus, 5 kilometers west of the Kronos-1 drilling rig and at a water depth of 2300 meters, demonstrated the presence of a column of pure natural gas 105 meterswith quantities that, according to preliminary estimates, amount to a total of 2 to 3 trillion cubic feet (TSF).

The discovery of Zeus-1, the third in a row by the licensed consortium at Block 6, after Calypso-1 and Kronos-1, has also successfully passed the test in terms of its quality technical characteristics and once again confirms the region’s promising prospects.

The Cypriot Ministry of Energy and the consortium are already considering ways to accelerate and optimize the exploitation of discoveries in Block 6 of the Cypriot EEZ, with the results of the new drilling included by Eni and TotalEnergies in their research. for this purpose.