The arrival of its delegation Chevron today correspondent in Athens , to conclude another agreement on entering a fifth plot , in so-called Block 10 off the Cypriot Gulf, in the marine area of the southern Ionian Sea , The Commission's proposal for a Directive on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances Hellenic Energy , announced by the Minister for Environment and Energy, Mr Stavros Papastavrou, talking this morning to ANT1 and on the show "Good morning Greece", with journalists Panagiotis Stathi and Stefanos Sisko.
In particular, Mr Papastavrou stressed that Chevron's entry into a fifth marine plot of our country, comes after entering the two marine plots south of Crete in both south of the Peloponnese and increases the presence of Chevron in Greece. In particular, all procedures have been finalised upon request by Chevron and HELLENIQ ENERGY for participation and Chevron the concession of Area 10 (Block 10) and the transfer of the trustee's role from HELLENIQ ENERGY to Chevron. As the Minister said, "Today at noon there will be a meeting at the Ministry to formalise this agreement, which It concerns land outside the Cypriot Gulf. This development shows the interest in increasing the presence of Chevron in our country and essentially brings us closer to the exploitation effort in the hydrocarbons sector." noted, while stressing that the first research drilling will take place in February 2027, in the Northwest Ionian Sea, by the ExxonMobil-Energy-HelleniqEnergy Consortium.

Commenting on developments in the Iran-US war, said there is a direct de-escalation of the war conflict, while reportedly, And the Straits of Hormuz open . "Already, markets have interpreted this, as in Asian markets oil and gas fall 5%. In fact, if the agreement is confirmed, stability in the region is restored, which will bring about normality in the global economy." He stressed, however, that the consequences of the war will continue to be seen. for several weeks or even months At the same time, Mr Papastavrou stressed once again that in Greece, from the first moment, all companies, competent bodies and the Ministry were found around the same table and all necessary actions were taken to ensure the security of supply of the market.
Reporting on his recent trip to the United States Papastavrou pointed out that there was confirmed that energy tools, wherever and where they occur, are doomed, while, referring to the countries of 3+1 (Greece, Cyprus, Israel and the USA), he stressed that their cooperation in the development of the energy sector in the Eastern Mediterranean was ratified by adopting a specific framework of principles and rules, which excludes blackmail and threats.
Finally, with regard to urban planning, Mr Papastavrou stressed that no one is above the law. "There is the intention and government policy to come all to light and that's what the Prime Minister said from the first moment," reported features. He stressed that, when urban planning went to the municipalities in 2010, it was considered that, because they come closer to the citizen, it was a positive development in the context of decentralisation. However, ‘in practice, this created gaps and overlaps of responsibilities, which, along with polynomy, left room for malfunctions, different interpretations and allowed conditions for opacity phenomena to be created “ It’s just that I’ve been thinking. ” Problem that, as he said, is corrected by the recent Code of Land Planning – Town Planning "Nikolaos Tagaras", which essentially encodes 180 different laws and presidential decrees in 477 articles. "Now we know what's going on," said features. At the same time, it referred to the importance of the reform introduced by 'one gov.gr in urban planning’; "so that there is a digital footprint of the envelope and the land and therefore the human factor, as it used to be with the taxes, is limited".