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by **Hermes** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 3:02 pm

THE on-land oil search in the occupied area of Cyprus has ended with failure and been abandoned.

The Turkish Ministry of Energy said the exploration in the Turkyurdu well has stopped since no results came out of the research, reports Zaman.

The Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) launched onshore drilling to much fanfare at the 3,000-metre-deep Turkyurdu-1 well in April in search of hydrocarbons near the town of occupied Trikomo.

The launch ceremony was attended by Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz.

The failure of the drilling at Turkyurdu-1 is the latest set-back to Turkish energy ambitions in Cyprus.

Last year, Turkey was forced to halt exploration of the Mediterranean after their only exploration ship broke down.

The “Piri Reis” was left stranded at sea with an un-repairable engine.

The incident came as a huge embarrassment to Ankara, which has recently flexed their muscles on the energy issue.

http://famagusta-gazette.com/turkey-aba ... 832-69.htm

by **bill cobbett** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 3:30 pm

Ah yes a double disappointment for Turkey.

They fail to find the not a chance in hell of finding non-existent oil in the Occupied Areas and also fail with their real ambition which is to muscle in on CY resources by raising tensions.

Now must go and start drilling for oil in the back-yard here in London to up the ante, an ambitious scheme in which a huge well-known American company is involved.

Anyone seen me Black and Decker...???

by **Lordo** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 3:56 pm

is there a look out near baf i suspect thats where they will start their offshore drilling. any one got long enough cable to give them a hand.

by **DT.** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 12:00 am

Lordo wrote:is there a look out near baf i suspect thats where they will start their offshore drilling. any one got long enough cable to give them a hand.

Nope but we've got some nifty Exocet missiles we've been dusting off that could come your way if you come near Paphos.

by **Lordo** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 5:50 pm

i am not gettingmy hopes up this time. last time you had some tanks and when we took them off you they were bloody useless. bloody rust boxes they were. lets hope this ones are up to nato standards but it sounds french and any french weapons is as good as it maker. but for god sake dont store them any near either of the power stations my friend. the turks do like a bit of a challenge. your time may be coming soon. there will be boats drilling just outside the 12 mile zone and perhaps you can show us what this babies can do. then we can decide if they are wort taking or not. there is no point spilling blood over crap. we can get those from the ruskies. the ones who sold you the tanks remember.

by **Kikapu** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 7:33 pm

Lordo wrote:i am not gettingmy hopes up this time. last time you had some tanks and when we took them off you they were bloody useless. bloody rust boxes they were. lets hope this ones are up to nato standards but it sounds french and any french weapons is as good as it maker. but for god sake dont store them any near either of the power stations my friend. the turks do like a bit of a challenge. your time may be coming soon. there will be boats drilling just outside the 12 mile zone and perhaps you can show us what this babies can do. then we can decide if they are wort taking or not. there is no point spilling blood over crap. we can get those from the ruskies. the ones who sold you the tanks remember.

Turkey is going to drill from a boat.

When was the last time Turkey drilled for anything from a boat? :roll:

Haven't they heard of Oil Platforms, which Turkey has none, nor do they have the expertise to operate one, and no Oil company is going to do it for Turkey on someone else's backyard illegally!

As soon as all the blocks around Cyprus have been contracted out to varies oil companies from France, Russia, China, UK, USA, Italy and so on, Turkey will need to deal with those oil companies and the country they are from if they should try to come into any of the blocks illegally.

If you thought Turkey had problem with her neighbours now, wait until she has real problem with those countries who has the capabilities to sink her "drilling boat" to the bottom of the ocean, for it to get much closer to the oil and gas it was trying to drill for. :wink:

by **bill cobbett** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 8:58 pm

Kikapu wrote:
Lordo wrote:i am not gettingmy hopes up this time. last time you had some tanks and when we took them off you they were bloody useless. bloody rust boxes they were. lets hope this ones are up to nato standards but it sounds french and any french weapons is as good as it maker. but for god sake dont store them any near either of the power stations my friend. the turks do like a bit of a challenge. your time may be coming soon. there will be boats drilling just outside the 12 mile zone and perhaps you can show us what this babies can do. then we can decide if they are wort taking or not. there is no point spilling blood over crap. we can get those from the ruskies. the ones who sold you the tanks remember.

Turkey is going to drill from a boat.

When was the last time Turkey drilled for anything from a boat?

Haven't they heard of Oil Platforms, which Turkey has none, nor do they have the expertise to operate one, and no Oil company is going to do it for Turkey on someone else's backyard illegally!

As soon as all the blocks around Cyprus have been contracted out to varies oil companies from France, Russia, China, UK, USA, Italy and so on, Turkey will need to deal with those oil companies and the country they are from if they should try to come into any of the blocks illegally.

If you thought Turkey had problem with her neighbours now, wait until she has real problem with those countries who has the capabilities to sink her "drilling boat" to the bottom of the ocean, for it to get much closer to the oil and gas it was trying to drill for.

Yes, Turkey needs one of these and it ain't got one and no one will lease anything like it to Turkey to explore illegally...

The Homer Ferrington semi-submersible rig which did such brilliant and valuable work in CY Block 12's "Aphrodite" Well...