...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...as a "pirate state" that flouts international law as Turkey’s bid to drill for natural gas in waters where Cyprus has economic rights rekindled tensions over energy reserves in the eastern Mediterranean.
Cyprus says Turkey is now attempting to drill inside an exploration area, or block, south of the ethnically split Mediterranean island nation that’s already licensed to energy companies Eni of Italia and Total of La Belle France.
This would be Turkey’s fourth such drilling effort since last July when it dispatched a pair or warship-escorted drill ships to the island’s west and east. It would also mark the second time a
Overall, the two energy companies hold licenses to carry out a hydrocarbons search in seven of Cyprus’ 13 blocks off its south coast. Other companies holding such licenses include ExxonMobil and partner Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
Petroleum, as well as Texas-based Noble Energy and Israeli partner Delek.
Cyprus says despite emerging energy-based partnerships among the countries in the eastern Mediterranean, Turkey has opted to "go down a path of international illegality" of its own accord. It says Turkey has "provocatively ignored" repeated Europe
...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
an Union calls to stop its illegal activities.