EN Official Journal of the European Union C 173/17

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE TO PROSPECT FOR OIL AND GAS DESIGNATED GOLD

REPUBLIC OF ITALY — REGION OF SICILY

REGIONAL MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY — REGIONAL DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND MINING

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

2009/C 173/09

On 17 October 2008, in accordance with Sicilian Regional Law No 14 of 3 July 2000, which transposes and implements Directive 94/22/EC, F.M.G. s.r.l., having its registered office at Piazza Salvatore Rizzo No 28, 96010 Melilli (Siracusa) and Tax Code and Siracusa Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Craft and Agriculture (CCIAA) registration No 01073470898, applied to the Regional Minister for Industry, the competent authority for granting mining rights in the Region of Sicily, at Via Ugo La Malfa 87/89, 90146 Palermo, for a licence to prospect for oil and gas in an area conventionally known as ‘Gold’, extending over 74 881,5 ha (748,815 km2) in central north-eastern Sicily within the provinces of Caltanissetta, Enna and Messina. The area borders to the north on non-licence areas, to the east on the territories of the ‘Samperi’ and ‘Gagliano’ licences (EniMed S.p.A.) and the ‘Paternò’ licence (Edison S.p.A.), to the south on the ‘Enna’ licence application area (Italmin s.r.l.) and partly non-licence areas, and to the west on the ‘Petralia Soprana’ licence application area (EniMed S.p.A.).

The Caltanissetta Province municipalities concerned are: Caltanissetta and S. Caterina Villarmosa. The Enna Province municipalities concerned are: Villarosa, Enna, Cerami, Troina, Sperlinga, Nicosia, Agira, Assoro, Regalbuto, Leonforte and Calascibetta. The Messina Province municipalities concerned are: Capizzi and Cesarò.

The perimeter of the area for which the licence is requested is delineated by a continuous line between the 22 points A to W as defined below:

A. Trigonometric point at elevation 832 m above sea level at Monte delle Rocche, south-west of the built-up area of S. Caterina Villarmosa, identical to point E of the Casteltermini licence and point D of the Petralia Soprana licence application.

B. Point located on the north-western edge of the building at 409 m elevation adjacent to State Highway 121 in the Contrada S. Benedetto district, identical to point C of the Petralia Soprana licence application.

C. Trigonometric point at 1 122 m elevation at Monte Della Grassa, NE of the built-up area of Gangi, identical to point B of the Petralia Soprana licence application.

D. Point located on the west-south-western edge of the building at 813 m elevation in the Contrada Cara district, identical to point N of the Samperi licence.

E. Trigonometric point at 925 m elevation above sea level at Serra della Croce, identical to point M of the Samperi licence.

F. South-western edge of the house at elevation 952 m above sea level in the Contrada Larcirù area, identical to point B of the Gagliano licence.

G. Northern edge of the house at elevation 827 m above sea level in the Contrada Piccioniere area, identical to point A of the Gagliano licence.

H. Trigonometric point at elevation 910 m above sea level at ‘Femminamorta’, identical to point L of the Gagliano licence.

I. East-south-eastern edge of the house at elevation 643 m above sea level in the Contrada Casale area, identical to point I of the Gagliano licence.

L. Southern edge of the house at elevation 630 m above sea level in the Contrada Favara area, identical to point H of the Gagliano licence.

M. North-western edge of the house at elevation 599 m above sea level in the Contrada Bordino area, identical to point G of the Gagliano licence.

N. North-eastern edge of the house at elevation 385 m above sea level in the Contrada Garbata area, identical to point F of the Gagliano licence.

O. North-western edge of the house at elevation 392 m above sea level in the Contrada Cottonera area, identical to point E of the Gagliano licence.

P. Eastern edge of the house at elevation 531 m above sea level in the Contrada Cangemi area, identical to point T of the Gagliano licence.

Q. Point located at the belltower of S. Maria della Croce church at Regalbuto, identical to point A of the Paternò licence.

R. Point located at the crossroads south of Case Longo at elevation 222 m above sea level in Sparagogna, identical to point F of the ‘Enna’ licence application.

S. Trigonometric point located at elevation 455 m above sea level at Rocca d’Aquila, identical to point E of the ‘Enna’ licence application.

T. Point located at Dittaino rail station at elevation 255 m above sea level, identical to point D of the ‘Enna’ licence application.

U. Point located at elevation 387 m above sea level west of the built-up area of Calderari, identical to point C of the ‘Enna’ licence application.

V. Trigonometric point located at elevation 992 m above sea level at Torre Pisana east of Enna, identical to point B of the ‘Enna’ licence application.

Z. Intersection point on the northern edge of the Villarosa rail station, identical to point A of the ‘Enna’ licence application.

W. Trigonometric point located at elevation 661 m above sea level in Cozzo Mola di Geracello, identical to point N of the ‘Enna’ licence application.

Geographical coordinates

Point Latitude N Longitude E (M. Mario) ‘A’ 37°35′02″ 1°33′37″ ‘B’ 37°36′09,84″ 1°53′17,04″ ‘C’ 37°49′22,20″ 1°50′51,64″ ‘D’ 37°49′18,10″ 2°11′42,3″ ‘E’ 37°47′57″ 2°10′45,6″ ‘F’ 37°47′04″ 2°08′05″ ‘G’ 37°47′14″ 2°05′22,5″ ‘H’ 37°46′48″ 2°04′40″ ‘I’ 37°44′44,5″ 2°02′28″ ‘L’ 37°43′02″ 2°00′44″ ‘M’ 37°40′35″ 2°02′03″ ‘N’ 37°40′34,50″ 2°04′40″ ‘O’ 37°40′42″ 2°05′30″ ‘P’ 37°40′41″ 2°08′02″ ‘Q’ 37°38′57,367″ 2°11′20,23″ ‘R’ 37°35′50,937″ 2°11′01,836″ ‘S’ 37°36′04,018″ 2°06′19,727″ ‘T’ 37°33′50,274″ 2°00′36,861″ ‘U’ 37°33′43,130″ 1°54′25,019″ ‘V’ 37°34′01,518″ 1°50′08,425″ ‘Z’ 37°33′59,983″ 1°44′52,818″ ‘W’ 37°27′38,776″ 1°46′45,763″

Interested parties may submit an application for a licence for the same 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 deemed 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 for granting prospection licences, exploration licences and production licences have already been published in Official Journal of the European Communities No 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 State Gazette of the Italian Republic No 293 of 14 December 1996), which transposes and implements the abovementioned Directive in Italian law, and were specified in the abovementioned 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 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 by 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 the Region of Sicily 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, Italia, where they may be consulted by any interested party.