Parliament is expected to approve the Lease Agreement Hellenic Petroleum's onshore Arta-Preveza and NW Peloponnese blocks during February 2018. Hellenic signed the Lease Agreements with the Greek Government on 25 May 2017, following approval by the Court of Auditors. The blocks were pre-awarded to Hellenic as part of the Onshore Western Greece Tender in February 2016. Upon parliamentary ratification of the contracts, Hellenic will be given a three-phase, seven-year exploration term for each block, and has already indicated will consider farm-in offers from interested companies. 
Parliament is expected to approve the Lease Agreement Hellenic Petroleum's onshore Arta-Preveza and NW Peloponnese blocks 