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US oil giant ExxonMobil intends to send two surveying vessels to Cyprus's exclusive economic zone in the face of Turkish pressure that has temporarily prevented Italian company Eni's drilling in Block 3.

One more multinational oil giant is about to seek a slice from the Greek hydrocarbon pie after Total, ExxonMobil, Repsol and Edison, as Italy's ENI is preparing to enter the local market, according to sources.

Two million Muslims from across the globe are converging on Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage, a religious duty and for some pilgrims the journey of a lifetime.

France's Total is preparing to drill for gas off Cyprus, close to ENI's huge Zohr discovery off the Egyptian coast which in 2015 renewed interest among oil majors for exploration in the Mediterranean.

Cyprus awarded ENI, Total and ExxonMobil exploration licenses near the Zohr field in December.