Athens, 13 October 2026 – The Hellenic Hydrocarbons and Energy Resources Management Company (HEREMA) held an information session in Corfu on Monday, 12 October 2026, for members of the Technical Chamber of Greece – Corfu Chapter, on the topic of “Exploration Drilling at Block 2: Technical Design, Safety and Environmental Protection.”
The information session was held ahead of the planned exploration drilling at the offshore Block 2 concession, northwest of Corfu, with the aim of providing the local technical and scientific community with detailed information.
Welcome remarks were delivered by Spyridon Ioannou, Deputy Regional Governor of the Ionian Islands for Spatial Planning, Environment and Climate Change; Thomas Vlassis, Deputy Mayor of Central Corfu and Diapontian Islands, responsible for Urban Planning, Spatial Planning and the Environment; and Georgios Voulgaris, President of the Executive Committee of the Technical Chamber of Greece – Corfu Chapter.
Commenting on the information session, Aristofanis Stefatos, CEO of HEREMA, said: “As the competent national authority responsible for managing hydrocarbon exploration and production rights and for offshore safety, we were very pleased to respond to the invitation of the Technical Chamber of Greece to present to the members of its Corfu Chapter the technical and environmental aspects of the planned Asopos-1 exploration well. This well represents an important step in the advancement of Greece’s national exploration programme. For HEREMA, it is equally important that this progress be accompanied by clear information, institutional dialogue and answers based on actual technical and environmental data.”
During the information session, Aristofanis Stefatos, CEO of HEREMA, presented Greece’s national hydrocarbons exploration programme and the significance of the upcoming exploration well, while Nikos Barkas, HEREMA’s Head of Offshore Safety, presented the regulatory framework governing the safety of offshore operations. On behalf of Energean, Katerina Sardi, Managing Director of Energean in Greece, presented the technical design for the implementation of the drilling operation, while Vasilis Tsetoglou, Group Health, Safety and Environment Director at Energean, addressed the safety measures and operational preparedness. Kostis Nicolopoulos, Head of Environment and Water at LDK Consultants, and a member of the Environmental Impact Assessment drafting team, presented the Environmental Impact Assessment and the envisaged environmental protection measures.
The information session concluded with a discussion and Q&A with members of the Technical Chamber, marking another step in HEREMA’s ongoing and meaningful engagement with the local community and the region’s institutional stakeholders.
