Notice of application for an exploration licence — Italian Republic — Region of Sicily — Regional Mining Department — Regional Office for Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy (URIG)
Date: 2001-03-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, hydrocarbon, mineral prospecting, mining operation, patents licence

C 102/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

31.3.2001

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AN EXPLORATION LICENCE

ITALIAN REPUBLIC

REGION OF SICILY

REGIONAL MINING DEPARTMENT (cid:151) REGIONAL OFFICE FOR HYDROCARBONS AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
(URIG)

(2001/C 102/07)

On 25 September 2000, ENI SpA, Agip Division, with
registered office in Piazzale E. Mattei, Rome,
tax code
0048460588, applied under Sicilian Regional Law No 14 of
3 July 2000 for a licence to explore for oil and gas in the area
conventionally known as (cid:145)Montemaggiore Belsito(cid:146) extending
over 739,5 km2 in the municipalities of Collesano, Scillato,
Caltavuturo,
Bagni,
Valledolmo, Sciara, Aliminusa, Montemaggiore Belsito, Alia,
Castronuovo di Sicilia, Lercara Friddi, Caccamo, Ventimiglia
di Sicilia, Ciminna, Vicari, Campofelice di Fitalia, Mezzojuso,
Cefala Diana, Villafrati, Marineo, Roccapalumba and Baucina in
the Province of Palermo, Vallelunga Pratameno in the Province
of Caltanissetta, and Cammarata in the Province of Agrigento.

Imerese,

Termini

Sciafani

Cerda,

The perimeter of the area for which the licence is requested is
marked by a continuous line drawn between points A, B, C, D,
E, F and G as defined below:

A: Triangulation point at 686 m elevation at Cozzo S. Angelo;

B: Triangulation point at 808 m elevation at Monte D’Oro;

C: Triangulation point at 947 m elevation at Monte Piombino,
coinciding with point (cid:145)n(cid:146) of the Casteltermini exploration
licence;

D: Triangulation point

at 1 578 m elevation at Monte
the built-up areas of S. Giovanni
Cammarata, WSW of
Gemini and Cammarata, coinciding with point (cid:145)d(cid:146) of the
Palazzo Adriano exploration licence;

E: Point located on Cozzo della Issa, at 559 m elevation, in
the S. Nicola district, 1 820 m WNW of the railway station
at Cammarata, municipality of Cammarata, coinciding with
point (cid:145)c(cid:146) of the Palazzo Adriano exploration licence;

F: Point located 100 m north of the geodetic point at 538 m
elevation located south of Regalgioffoli, on the Rocca-
palumba (cid:151) Caccamo road, municipality of Roccapalumba;
coinciding with point (cid:145)b(cid:146) of the Palazzo Adriano explo-
ration licence;

G: Triangulation point at 1 211 m elevation on Pizzo di Casa,
municipality of Mezzojuso; coinciding with point (cid:145)e(cid:146) of the
Rocca Busambra prospecting licence and with point (cid:145)a(cid:146) of
the Palazzo Adriano exploration licence.

Geographical coordinates

Point

Latitude North

Longitude East (M. Mario)

A
B
C
D
E
F
G

37(cid:176) 55’ 29’’
37(cid:176) 55’ 07’’
37(cid:176) 47’ 34’’
37(cid:176) 37’ 07’’
37(cid:176) 39’ 27’’
37(cid:176) 49’ 09’’
37(cid:176) 50’ 32’’, 50

00(cid:176) 59’ 08’’
01(cid:176) 27’ 47’’
01(cid:176) 28’ 26’’
01(cid:176) 09’ 20’’
01(cid:176) 12’ 06’’
01(cid:176) 11’ 08’’
00(cid:176) 59’ 34’’

The application documents have been deposited at
the
Regional Office for Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy of
the Regional Mining Department at No 87, Via C. Camilliani,
I-90145 Palermo, where they may be consulted by any
interested party.

This notice will be published in the Official Gazette of the
in the Official
Region of Sicily,
the European
Communities and,
for 15 consecutive days, on the official
noticeboards of the municipalities concerned.

Journal of

During such time as the notice is posted on the official
noticeboards, objections may be lodged with the mayors of
the municipalities concerned. They may also be lodged, both
during and after the 15-day period, with the aforementioned
office of the regional mining department.

Palermo, 15 February 2001.