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Exploration activities in three offshore blocks inside Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) have come to an end after the licenses expired without renewal, the government said on Tuesday.

Licenses to explore in offshore blocks 2, 3 and 9 have expired and have not been renewed after no exploitable amounts of natural gas were found there, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou told the Cyprus News Agency.

The development also signals the departure