Cyprus, Turkey spar over oil drilling

[Swede]

Source: CNN

Turkey said Monday that Cyprus' decision to go ahead with exploratory oil drilling in the Mediterranean was a "provocation."

Houston-based Noble Energy began drilling Sunday night on the southern coast of Cyprus, according to the state-run Cyprus News Agency.

Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said his country would respond by doing drilling of its own, perhaps within the week. He said the drilling ship might be escorted by Turkish warships.

Last week, Cyprus called Turkey's


Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/19/world/europe/cyprus-drilling/

[demosincebirth]

1. Here they go again. nt

[ProgressiveProfessor]

2. It is pretty clear that all the noise Turkey is making are intentional distractions

They still illegally occupy part of Cyprus and are trying to insure that Cyprus can not get revenue from drilling that would be used to throw out the illegal Turkish invasion