“Our Yavuz drilling vessel has arrived at Guzelyurt-1 location”

 

Turkey’s Energy Minister Fatih Donmez wrote on Twitter. 

 

"Our Yavuz drilling vessel has arrived at Guzelyurt-1 location," Fatih Donmez wrote on Twitter. 

 

"Our ship, which has begun location anchorage activities, will start drilling as soon as possible after completing all of its preparations," he added.

Ahead of its second mission, Yavuz  carried out its operations at the Karpaz-1 well, located in the Bay of Gazimagusa, also known as Famagusta, in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).

Turkey, as a guarantor nation for the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC), is currently carrying out hydrocarbon exploration activities in the Eastern Mediterranean with its drilling vessels, Fatih and Yavuz, along with two other seismic vessels that are also operating in the same region.

Turkey has consistently contested the Greek Cypriot administration’s unilateral drilling in the Eastern Mediterranean, asserting that the TRNC also has rights to the resources in the area.