EN Official Journal of the European Union C 231/4

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AN OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION LICENCE DESIGNATED THE‘CASE LA ROCCA’LICENCE

REGION OF SICILY

REGIONAL MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICES — REGIONAL DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

REGIONAL OFFICE FOR HYDROCARBONS AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY (U.R.I.G.)

2013/C 231/06

On 3 April 2013, in accordance with Sicilian Regional Law No 14 of 3 July 2000, Irminio S.r.l., having its registered office at Via Principe di Villafranca 50, 90139 Palermo, Italy (Tax Code and VAT No 03922140821) and registered with the Palermo Chamber of Commerce (Economic and Administrative Index (REA) No 160160), applied to the Regional Minister for Energy and Public Utility Services, Viale Campania 36, 90144 Palermo, Italy, the competent authority for granting mining rights in the Region of Sicily, for an oil and gas exploration licence, designated the ‘Case la Rocca’ licence, for an area of 8 000 ha (80 km2) in the municipality of Ragusa in the province of Ragusa. The area is delineated on Military Geographical Institute (IGMI) map (or Foglio) No 276 of Ragusa, scale 1:100 000, and on the more detailed maps (or Tavolette) Nos 276 IV SO, Donnafugata, 276 III NE, Donnalucata, 276 IV SE, Monte Renna, and 276 IV NE, Comiso.

The perimeter of the area for which the licence is requested is an irregular polygon and is delineated by continuous lines between points A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H.

The abovementioned points are defined as follows:

A. point coinciding with point ‘O’ of the ‘Contrada Giardinello’ licence application area. Point located at the northern corner of Casa Veninata in Contrada Stanislao. Appears on detailed map No 276 IV SO, Donnafugata;

B. point coinciding with point ‘N’ of the ‘Contrada Giardinello’ licence application area. Point at the north corner of the house located at an elevation of 580 m in Contrada Castiglione, approximately 350 m to the north/north-west of Villa Arezzo. See detailed map No 276 IV NE, Comiso;

C. point coinciding with point ‘B’ of the ‘S. Anna’ concession. Point located on the north-east corner of Case Cosentino in Contrada Cento Pozzi. See detailed map No 276 IV NE, Comiso;

D. point coinciding with point ‘A’ of ‘S. Anna’ concession. Point located at the southern corner of the Villa Monelli building in Contrada da Badia. See detailed map No 276 IV SE, Monte Renna;

E. point coinciding with point ‘E’ of the ‘S. Anna’ concession. Point located at the northern corner of Casa Nifosi, at an elevation of 446 m in Contrada Giubiliana. See detailed map No 276 IV SE, Monte Renna;

F. point coinciding with point ‘D’ on the ‘S. Anna’ concession. Point situated on the western corner of the crossroads at an elevation of 577 m at Contrada Cimillà, between km 5 and 6 along the road which connects Ragusa and Marina di Ragusa. See detailed map No 276 IV SE, Monte Renna;

G. point coinciding with point ‘G’ on the ‘Ragusa’ concession and point ‘b’ on the Irminio concession. Consists of a limestone pillar at the western corner of Case Arrezzo in Contrada Pozzillo. See detailed map No 276 IV SE, Monte Renna;

H. point coinciding with point ‘P’ in the ‘Contrada Giardinello’ licence application area. Point at the south-east corner of the house located in Contrada Perrone, at an elevation of approximately 75 m, 325 m south-east of Contrada Perronello. See detailed map No 276 III NE, Donnalucata.

Geographical coordinates

Point Longitude E (M. Mario) Latitude A 2° 06′ 02,85″ 36° 52′ 29,92″ B 2° 10′ 41,42″ 36° 55′ 59,93″ C 2° 14′ 07,72″ 36° 55′ 08,73″ D 2° 09′ 26,66″ 36° 53′ 12,66″ E 2° 10′ 50,50″ 36° 51′ 35,87″ F 2° 13′ 35,88″ 36° 52′ 51,54″ G 2° 13′ 01,00″ 36° 50′ 51,09″ H 2° 09′ 16,10″ 36° 47′ 59,10″

Interested parties may submit an application for a licence for this area within 90 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. Applications received after that period will be declared inadmissible. The Decree granting the exploration licence will be issued within six months of the closing date for the submission of competing applications. In accordance with Article 5(1) of Directive 94/22/EC, notice is also given that the criteria on the basis of which prospection licences, exploration licences and exploitation concessions are issued have already been published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 396 of 19 December 1998, with reference to Legislative Decree of the President of the Republic No 625 of 25 November 1996 (published in Official Gazette of the Italian Republic No 293 of 14 December 1996), which transposes and implements the abovementioned Directive into Italian law, and were specified in Sicilian Regional Law No 14 of 3 July 2000 (published in Official Gazette of the Region of Sicily No 32 of 7 July 2000).

The conditions and requirements regarding the performance or cessation of activities are laid down in the abovementioned Sicilian Regional Law No 14 of 3 July 2000 and in the Standard Specifications issued in Decree No 91 of 30 October 2003 and Decree No 88 of 20 October 2004 of the Regional Minister for Industry and published in Official Gazette of Sicily Region Part I, No 49 of 14 November 2003, and Part I, No 46 of 5 November 2004, respectively.

The application documents have been deposited at the Regional Office for Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy of the Regional Department of Industry and Mining at Via Ugo La Malfa 101, 90146 Palermo, Italy, where they may be consulted by any interested party.