For today’s (10.9.2025) consortium of American oil Chevron and Helleniq Energy in the rights of research and exploitation in hydrocarbons south of Crete and south of the Peloponnese, the Minister of State also mentioned Akis Skrtsos At LiveNews in Mega.
Specifically, Akis Skertsos spoke to Nikos Evangelatos about Chevron’s interest in the two areas south of Crete and the Peloponnese about hydrocarbons, stressing that “it is a very important time for Greece, for two reasons”.
“The first reason is our energy security. We know how important it is for a country to stand on its feet, not to be dependent on foreign sources of power. So having an energy base consisting of, by natural gas that may arise from these surveys -if we are finally led to an agreement – from renewables sources of energy We are now in the first seven countries in the world in terms of energy production from sun, air and water, from the other sources of energy we use, automatically puts us at a focal point, “says Mr. Skertsos.
“A piece is about the energy security and energy autonomy of the country and the second is about geopolitical security. Greece knows that it is in a very difficult geographical area, we have neighbors who have a revisionist agenda, in this area where this agreement is judged to exploit potential deposits there are claims by our neighbors, and here comes an American company, an American colossus and an American colossus. Minister.
“To put it as simply as possible, the Turkolibyyan memorandum and consonant is essentially” sinking “with this possible agreement,” Mr Skertsos finally commented.