Delek Group Ltd. (TASE: DLEKG) gas and oil exploration units Avner Oil and Gas LP (TASE: AVNR.L) and Delek Drilling LP (TASE: DEDR.L) reported this morning that they have bid for the Cypriot government tender to buy rights in the country's economic waters. Winning such a bid would by synergistic to its operations in Israel's offshore gas fields. "Globes" was the first to report last week that Delek was about to make such a bid. RELATED ARTICLES Delek, Noble to bid for new Cypriot licenses The bid by the Delek units was submitted as part of the Capricorn Oil consortium. Capricorn is the consortium's operator and is a unit of Cairn Energy, which is traded on the London Stock Exchange under the CNE ticker. Delek reported that the tender winners will not be announced before the fourth quarter of 2016. Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on July 24, 2016 © Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd. 2016