Invitation to submit applications for hydrocarbon prospecting licences for subsector F6b
Date: 2002-01-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, energy site, hydrocarbon, mineral prospecting, patents licence

C 12/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

16.1.2002

Invitation to submit applications for hydrocarbon prospecting licences for subsector F6b

(2002/C 12/02)

the Netherlands hereby announces that an
The Minister for Economic Affairs of
application for a hydrocarbon prospecting licence has been received for subsector F6b of sector F6, as
shown on the map in Annex I to the 1996 Regulation on Continental Shelf hydrocarbon licences (Stcrt.
93).

the Kingdom of

In accordance with Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30
May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and
production of hydrocarbons and the publication of the Ninth Round of applications for hydrocarbons
prospecting licences (Stcrt. 33, 1995), the Minister for Economic Affairs hereby invites interested parties to
submit applications of hydrocarbon prospecting licences for subsector F6b.

Applications may be submitted within 13 weeks for publication of this invitation in the Official Journal of
the European Communities, to the Minister for Economic Affairs marked for the personal attention of the
Director for Energy Production, Bezuidenhoutseweg 6, 2594 AV The Hague, The Netherlands. Applications
submitted after this deadline will not be taken into consideration.

A decision on the applications will be made not later than nine months after the expiry of this deadline.

For further information, please telephone (31-70) 379 66 85.

United Kingdom Government notice concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament
and Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the
prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

(2002/C 12/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY

THE PETROLEUM (PRODUCTION) (SEAWARD AREAS) REGULATIONS 1988

20th OFFSHORE LICENSING ROUND

in accordance with the

1.
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry invites
Petroleum
interested persons,
(Production) (Seaward Areas) Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988 No
1213), as amended ((cid:145)the 1988 Regulations(cid:146)), and the Hydro-
carbons Licensing Directive Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995 No
1434), to apply for Petroleum Production Licences in respect
of those blocks and parts of blocks listed in the Schedule to
this notice that were not subject
to an existing petroleum
production licence on the date of this notice. The definitive
list of unlicensed blocks is shown on maps deposited at the
Department of Trade and Industry Library, where they can be
viewed by prior appointment (see below for contact details)
between 09.15 and 16.45, Monday to Friday, until 16 April
2002 (referred to below as (cid:145)the application date(cid:146)). They are
also available on the Oil and Gas Directorate’s website.

to this invitation will

Licences issued pursuant

2.
incor-
porate clauses based substantially, subject to certain modifi-
cations and additional provisions, on the Model Clauses set
(Seaward
out
the
that
Areas) Regulations 1988 (as

in Schedule 4 to the Petroleum (Production)
except

amended,

amendments to Model Clauses set out
in paragraphs (a)(ii)
and (c) to (h) of Regulation No 8 of the Petroleum (Production)
(Seaward Areas) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996 No.
2946) will not apply).

3.
DTI has conducted a strategic environmental assessment
of the area, including all the blocks listed in the Schedule, to
the
standard required in Directive 2001/42/EC on the
assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on
the environment. The conclusion of the assessment was that
there are no overriding reasons why this area should not be
considered for oil and gas licensing. Details of the assessment,
and instructions for obtaining copies, may be obtained from
the website: http://www.habitats-directive.org/sea2/index.cgi

Applications for licences

4.
Applications must be made on the application form for
seaward production licences, which is available on the Oil and
Gas Directorate’s website or from the Oil and Gas Licence
Administration (see below for contact details).