Offshore engineering

Preparations are underway for Exxon Mobil's drilling in Block 10 in the Cypriot exclusive economic zone south of the island.

Already, four support vessels are awaiting for the drillship in Limassol port.

Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) has begun drilling in the eastern Mediterranean with its deepwater drillship 'Fatih' (Conqueror), the company's acting CEO, President and Director Melih Han Bilgin told a Turkish parliamentary committee.

Turkey says it has begun a search for oil and gas in east Mediterranean waters in a move that could stoke regional tensions.

The drillship "Conquerer" began exploratory drilling Wednesday off Antalya on Turkey's southern coast.

Turkey’s first ever drilling ship, the Deepsea Metro II, passed the straits of te northwestern province of Gallipoli on Dec. 29, the Turkish Petroleum Company said.

Drillship Deepsea Metro 2, acquired by Turkey for exploratory offshore drilling in the Mediterranean Sea early next year, has entered international waters southeast of Greece's Peloponnese region, according to reports Thursday.

Turkey’s first drillship, the Deepsea Metro 2, is expected to arrive in Turkey by the end of December in preparation for exploratory offshore drilling in the Mediterranean Sea at the beginning of next year, shipping data showed on Dec. 18.