The commitment of Chevron to start investigation In the areas under concession south of Crete and her Peloponnese within 2026 will be pursued by the Minister of Environment and Energy, Stavros Papastavrouat the meeting that will have tomorrow Thursday at Houston with senior US company executives.

The Minister departs today for Texas accompanied by the Deputy Minister of Energy Nikos Tsoff and the head of EDEEP Aristophanes wreath.

As the newspaper states Everydayswitches to Texas to ask company management a binding on behalf of timetable for the start of the investigations. In essence, the Greek side will pursue from Chevron to plan the investigations, Given Greece’s timetable to complete the concession process By the end of 2025that is, to start within 2026. This means that American oil should not expect the completion of the competition for the preparation of investigations, such as the search and charting of a research vessel.

In any case, the Greek side with the journey of the political leadership of RIS to Texas sends a message to the oil industry that the “hydrocarbon” case is a priority for the country. This message will be conveyed by Mr. Papastavrou and to her vice president Exxonmobil John Ardil, from whom he expects an evaluation of the research program that the company has completed in the two areas of Crete (west and southwest) that have been given to a joint venture with the Helleniq Energy.