The discovery of the Zohr gas field has boosted hopes of other such finds in the eastern Mediterranean that could help meet Europe's energy needs, Eni’s Chief Exploration Officer Luca Bertelli told the Associated Press. The discovery “has reinvigorated the interest of other major oil and gas companies in the region,” he says. Speaking of potential off the waters of Cyprus, Israel, and Lebanon, he says: “I believe the potential is here, but we need to go step by step … If we don't drill, we don't know.”

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