An official request for Chevron's participation in the concession for AREA 10 (Block 10), offshore the Kyparissiakos Gulf, has been submitted by Chevron and HELLENiQ ENERGY, the Ministry of Environment and Energy announced οn Thursday.

Minister of Environment and Energy Stavros Papastavrou is traveling today to Houston, United States, where he will hold meetings with representatives of Chevron and ExxonMobil on the sidelines of the major energy conference CERAWeek 2026. Accompanying him will be Deputy Minister of Environment and Energy Nikos Tsafos and the CEO of the Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management Company (EDEYEP), Aristofanis Stefatos.

Greece will sign four major concession agreements Monday with a consortium led by U.S. energy giant Chevron and local partner HELLENiQ Energy, granting exclusive rights to explore for hydrocarbons in deepwater blocks south of the Peloponnese and Crete.