Cypriot licensing round draws six bids

By Verity Ratcliffe 28 July 2016 10:24 GMT
Bidders for blocks on offer in Cyprus’s third offshore licensing round. Bidders for blocks on offer in Cyprus’s third offshore licensing round.

Cyprus’s third offshore licensing round has drawn six bids as oil and gas majors search for Zohr-like structures in the East Mediterranean.

IOCs participating in the latest bid round include new entrants to the country’s oil and gas sector – including ExxonMobil, Qatar Petroleum and Statoil – along with established players.