Greek health authorities announced three more deaths and 32 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday evening. Among the new cases, 14 were detected among tourists. With 5 deaths in the last 36 hours, death toll reached the mark of 200 people since the outbreak in late February. The number of …
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21 new confirmed coronavirus cases in Greece, 5 “imported”
Greece’s health authorities announced 21 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Monday evening, while no new death has been recorded in the last 48 hours. The total infections stand at 3,287. It is worth noting that new confirmed cases announced daily on the last ten days have constantly 2-digit. 5 of …
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110 million sms for movement permit during lockdown (POLL)
Residents of Greece sent over 100 million text messages (sms) to “13033” to obtain a movement permit during the lockdown, the General Secretariat for Telecommunications and Post said on Monday. According to data released on the first day Greeks no longer need a movement permit, in the 42 days of …
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Coronavirus Greece: 94 new cases, total 624, two more deaths, total 15
Greece health authorities announced 94 new confirmed cases on Sunday afternoon with the total number reaching 624. Two more patients passed away in the last 24 hours withe the death toll rising to 15. The new cases practically doubled from Saturday to Sunday, when the average new cases were 30-40 …
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ExxonMobil-Total-ELPE sign agreement for energy exploitation off Crete
A joint venture of Exxon Mobil, Total and the Hellenic Petroleum signed an agreement with Greece to proceed with energy exploratory drilling and hydrocarbon exploitation in the sea area West and South-West of the island of Crete in the south Aegean Sea. The contracts grant the joint venture the right …
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ESM disburses last €15bn tranche to Greece, increasing total loans to €203.77bn
The final disbursement of 15 billion euros loan tranche to Greece has been made today, European Commissioner for Monetary Affairs Pierre Moscovici announced on Monday afternoon. Reason to celebrate? Hardly. The money is one more one more loan on the Greeks’ shoulders and increases the total loans to Greece to …
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Giants Exxon, Total, Repsol among bidders for oil and gas exploration off Greece
Oil giants Exxon Mobil, Total and Repsol are among members of two consortia that have submitted bids to explore for oil and gas off Greece. The country’s oil and gas Hellenic Hydrocarbon Management Company (HHRM) said on Monday that Exxon and Total, each with 40 percent stakes, and Hellenic Petroleum …
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ExxonMobil, Total, Hellenic Petroleum to sign hydrocarbon exploitation contracts contracts
U.S. ExxonMobil, France’s Total and Hellenic Petroleum will sign contracts for the exploitation of hydrocarbon on two land and one marine plot on Thursday. Announcing the upcoming signature during a press conference at the Ministry of Energy and Environment, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that this is “a significant development” …
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ExxonMobil, Qatar Petroleum sign drilling deal with Cyprus
ExxonMobil and partner Qatar Petroleum on Wednesday signed an agreement with Cyprus to carry out exploratory drilling off the east Mediterranean island’s southern coast, where officials hope sizeable deposits of oil and gas could be found. Qatar Petroleum Chief Executive Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi said the area, or block, where the …
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