An abandoned gas deposit located in the Kavala Gulf presents an opportunity that some analysts believe remains untapped by Greek authorities. The field, which has already been depleted of its commercial reserves, could be repurposed as an underground storage facility to increase the country's strategic natural gas stockpiles. Such infrastructure would complement Greece's existing storage operations at Revythoussa island. The question of whether the Hellenic Asset Development Fund will pursue development of the site, provisionally referred to as the South Kavala field, remains unresolved. Observers have expressed puzzlement at the apparent lack of action to leverage this resource for national energy security objectives.