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Subsequent to today’s, July 27, official briefing of the President of the Republic and the members of the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism announces that for the 3rd licensing round for offshore hydrocarbon exploration in Blocks 6, 8 and 10 in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Cyprus, the following applications were received by the application deadline, which was Friday, 22 July 2016:
| Block | Company or Consortium | Operator |
6 |
Eni Cyprus Limited /
Total E&P Cyprus B.V.
| Eni Cyprus Limited |
| 8 |
Capricorn Oil (Cairn Energy) /
Delek Drilling /
Avner Oil Exploration
| Capricorn Oil (Cairn Energy) |
Eni Cyprus Limited | Eni Cyprus Limited | |
| 10 |
Eni Cyprus Limited /
Total E&P Cyprus B.V.
| Eni Cyprus Limited |
ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Cyprus (Offshore) Limited /
Qatar Petroleum International Upstream O.P.C.
| ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Cyprus (Offshore) Limited | |
Statoil Upsilon Netherlands B.V. | Statoil Upsilon Netherlands B.V. |
