Notice of application for an exploration licence — Italian Republic — Region of Sicily — Industry Council — Regional Mining Department — Regional Office for Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy (URIG)
Date: 2001-08-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Sicily, hydrocarbon, mineral prospecting

C 350/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

11.12.2001

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AN EXPLORATION LICENCE

ITALIAN REPUBLIC

REGION OF SICILY

INDUSTRY COUNCIL (cid:151) REGIONAL MINING DEPARTMENT

REGIONAL OFFICE FOR HYDROCARBONS AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY (URIG)

(2001/C 350/08)

submitted an application, which was

On 2 November 2000 Italmin Exploration Srl, with registered
office at Lungotevere dei Mellini 44, Rome, Tax Code
later
05287541006,
amended on 5 July 2001, under Sicilan Regional Law No 14
of 3 July 2000, for a licence to explore for oil and gas in the
area
extending over
300 km2, in the municipalities of Catania, Motta S. Anastasia,
Misterbianco, Mineo, Ramacca, Palagonia e Belpasso in the
Province of Catania, and Lentini in the Province of Siracusa.

conventionally known as

(cid:145)Lebrino(cid:146),

The perimeter of the area for which the licence is requested is
marked by straight lines joining points A and B, C and D and E
and F and A, and by the coastline between points B and C, as
defined below:

A: point at elevation 179 m in the Portella dei Sieli area (about

1 km south of Misterbianco);

B: point corresponding with the lighthouse on the eastern end

of the (cid:145)Molo di Mezzogiorno(cid:146) in the Port of Catania;

C: point coinciding with the northern bend of

the San

Leonardo River;

D: point at elevation 136 m, Poggio Callura,

in the Tenuta

Grande area;

E:

triangulation point at 290 m elevation, corresponding with
the tower of Ramacca church; this point coincides with
point D of the (cid:145)Paterno(cid:146) licence application;

F: point at elevation 19 m on the road between Villa
Cannizzaro and Masseria Strazzeri, corresponding with
this
the bridge over
point coincides with point C of
licence
application.

the railway near Bicocca station,

the (cid:145)Paterno(cid:146)

Geographical coordinates

Point

Longitude E
(M. Mario)

Latitude

A

B

C

D

E

F

2(cid:176)33’17’’,700

37(cid:176)30’17’’,000

2(cid:176)38’36’’,500

37(cid:176)29’26’’,600

2(cid:176)38’25’’,000

37(cid:176)20’38’’,500

2(cid:176)17’20’’,000

37(cid:176)21’33’’,000

2(cid:176)14’36’’,000

37(cid:176)22’50’’,000

2(cid:176)34’34’’,000

37(cid:176)27’13’’,000

The application documents have been deposited at the (cid:145)Ufficio
Regionale per gli Idrocarburi e la Geotermia(cid:146) (Regional Office
for Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy of the (cid:145)Corpo Regio-
(Regional Mining Department) at Via C.
nale delle Miniere(cid:146)
Camilliani nr. 87,
I-90145 Palermo, where they may be
consulted by any interested party.

This notice will be published in the (cid:145)Gazzetta Ufficiale della
Regione Sicilana(cid:146) (Official Gazette of the Region of Sicily), in
the Official
for 15
consecutive days, on the official notice boards of the Munici-
palities concerned.

the European Communities and,

Journal of

During such time as the notice is posted on the official notice
boards, 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, 13 August 2001.