EN Official Journal of the European Union C 278/2

Lithuanian Government notice concerning European Parliament and Council Directive 94/22/EC on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

2012/C 278/02

The Lithuanian Geological Survey under the Ministry of the Environment (tender organiser), pursuant to paragraphs 8.1, 8.5 and 11 of the Regulations governing tender procedures for the exploitation of hydrocarbon resources, as approved by Resolution No 299 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania of 10 March 2003 (Official Gazette 2003, No 26-1036; 2012, No 15-647), and Order No D1-467 of the Minister for the Environment of the Republic of Lithuania of 1 September 2004 on the exercise of the functions of the organiser of a tender for the exploitation of hydrocarbon resources (Official Gazette 2004, No 138-5047),

hereby issues an invitation to tender for the exploitation (prospecting, exploration and extraction) of hydrocarbon resources (hereinafter ‘the invitation to tender’) in the Šilutė-Tauragė and Kudirka-Kybartai fields.

1. Short descriptions of the fields proposed for tender

1.1. Šilutė-Tauragė field

The Šilutė-Tauragė field is located within the territory of the Šilutė, Tauragė, Jurbarkas and Pagėgiai district municipalities. It covers an area of 1 800 km2, 132 km2 of which are urbanised and 623 km2 protected.

The coordinates of the vertices of the field in the LKS-94 coordinate system are:

Vertex No Coordinates (1994 Lithuanian coordinate system LKS-94) X Y 1 6145300 335025 2 6144954 349638 3 6144814 353327 4 6126284 352714 5 6125425 381319 6 6124470 420523 7 6107857 420225 8 6103569 420147 9 6135288 334077

The southern boundary of the Šilutė-Tauragė field is the bank of the river Nemunas.

1.2. Kudirka-Kybartai field

The Kudirka-Kybartai field is located where the Vilkaviškis and Šakiai district municipalities meet. It covers an area of 281 km2, 19,3 km2 of which are urbanised and 8,5 km2 protected.

The coordinates of the vertices of the field in the LKS-94 coordinate system are:

Vertex No Coordinates (1994 Lithuanian coordinate system LKS-94) X Y 1 6076635 427455 2 6076475 431055 3 6048355 429865 4 6048945 416000

The field’s western boundary coincides with the strip along the Lithuanian State border.

2. Timeframe (date) for completing the procedure for the issue of a licence to exploit hydrocarbon resources

The scheduled end of the procedure for the issue of a licence to exploit hydrocarbon resources in the Šilutė-Tauragė and Kudirka-Kybartai fields is the second quarter of 2013.

3. Date and time by which tenders must be submitted

Bids (in Lithuanian) meeting the tender specifications must be sent by post or express courier or delivered direct to the head office of the tender organiser at S. Konarskio g. 35, LT-03123, Vilnius, Lithuania, no later than 17:00 on the 120th calendar day following the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

4. Bid assessment criteria

Bids will be assessed in terms of:

4.1. the tenderer’s compliance with the minimum requirements regarding economic and financial standing and experience set out in the tender specifications;

4.2. compliance of the bid submitted by the tenderer with the requirements of the tender specifications and the Regulations governing tender procedures for the exploitation of hydrocarbon resources;

4.3. the tenderer’s proposed premium, which must not be lower than the minimum premium specified in the tender specifications.

5. The tender specifications are published on the tender organiser’s website at: http://www.lgt.lt

6. Deadline for submitting requests for clarifications of tender specifications

The deadline for submitting requests for clarifications of the tender specifications is 20 calendar days from publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

7. The meeting of the evaluation team to open bids will take place within three working days of the last day for submitting bids, as specified in section 3 above. The date and time of the meeting of the evaluation team to open bids will be given in the tenderer’s registration certificate and published on the tender organiser’s website.

8. Additional information

Information on the invitation to tender may be obtained from:

The Lithuanian Geological Survey under the Ministry of the Environment S. Konarskio g. 35 LT-03123 Vilnius LIETUVA/LITHUANIA

Tel. +370 52332889

E-mail: lgt@lgt.lt (quote ‘Konkursas’ (tender))

Additional information on the invitation to tender may also be obtained by calling: +370 52334642 or +370 52337715 (legal questions).