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) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-04-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Sicily, energy site, hydrocarbon, natural gas, petroleum exploration

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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)

(2002/C 79/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 8 November 2001, Panther Resources Corporation, with
registered office at Houston, Texas, USA, 1021, Main Street,
Suite 1290, and a branch office at Palermo c/o Avv. Nicola
Piazza, Via Libertà 39, submitted an application 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 ‘Fiume
Tellaro’, extending over some 740 km2, in the municipalities
of Chiaramonte Gulfi, Comiso, Giarratana, Modica, Monterosso
Almo and Ragusa in the Province of Ragusa; Avola, Buscemi,
Noto and Rosolini in the Province of Siracusa; and Caltagirone,
Grammichele, Licodia Eubea, Mazzarrone and Vizzini
in the
Province of Catania.

The perimeter of the area for which the licence is requested is
delineated by straight lines joining points A and B, B and C, C
and D, D and E, E and F, F and G, G and H, H and I, I and J', J'
and J, J and K, K and L, L and M, M and N, N and O, O and P,
P and Q, Q and R, R and S, S and T, T and U, U and V, V and
A as defined below.

Panther Resources licence notice:

A. Vertex situated at the foot of a hill at the milestone indi-
cating km 36 + 400 on the S.S. 124 road from Gram-
michele to Siracusa, just after the Grammichele exit;

B. Vertex situated at the summit of the Cozzo Sarpellitta, at
altitude 518 metres above sea-level, at the centre thereof;

C. Vertex situated in the built-up area of Monterosso Almo at
the intersection of Viale Giovanni XXIII and Via Mercato;

D. Vertex situated at the centre of the tracks leading to the
Bonelli property, near the point situated at 712 metres
above sea-level at the foot of Monte Erbesso;

E. Vertex at the votive altar situated near the fork leading to

the hermitage of S. Maria della Provvidenza;

F. Vertex at the beginning of the little path leading to the top

of the hill and the Mammanelli property;

G. Trigonometric vertex known as ‘Colonna Pizzuta’;

this
vertex is on the straight line which joins vertices L and
M of the Rosolini 11 licence;

H. Vertex coinciding with vertex B of the Noto concession:
corresponding to the W corner of the house situated at

the highest point of the Cozzo Inferno (87 metres above
sea-level) and ENE of the first tunnel on the railway S.
Paolo–Noto (sheet 321 of the Municipality of Noto);

I. Vertex coinciding with vertex A of the Noto concession:
corresponding to the SE corner of the house situated to the
south of those in the chalk quarry NNE of Case S. Loppina
(sheet 277 of the Municipality of Noto);

J'. Vertex coinciding with vertex F of

the Rosolini

concession: corresponding to the SW corner of
northern building of the Masseria Valenti wall complex;

II
the

J. Vertex situated at the beginning of the little path leading to
the Pizzittulla De Leva property; that vertex is situated in
the SE extension of the straight line BC of the vertices
relating to the Rosolini II licence;

K. Vertex coinciding with vertex B of the Rosolini II licence:
corresponding to the northern angle of the house situated
the most northerly of those situated at altitude 485 metres
and east of C. da Cruscia;

L. Vertex coinciding with vertex B of the Ragusa concession:
made up of a limestone pillar at the ESE corner of the
Gianpiccolo property
above
sea-level in C. da Sanfilippo;

situated at 369 metres

M. Vertex coinciding with vertex C of

the Comiso II
concession: made up of a cement pillar at the end of the
wall delimiting access to parcel 29 of cadastral sheet 35 of
the Municipality of Ragusa Ibla. That vertex is situated
between vertices A and B of the Ragusa concession;

N. Vertex coinciding with vertex B of

the Comiso II
concession: made up of a cement pillar at the southern
wall of the pit at altitude 671 metres above sea-level
in
C. da Donna Fiurella;

O. Vertex coinciding with vertex A of

the Comiso II
concession: made up of a cement pillar at the SE angle of
the house in C. da Cava di Modica;

P. Vertex coinciding with vertex D of

the Comiso II
concession: made up of a cement pillar at the SE angle of
the crossroads between s.p. Annunziata–Passo Lavandaio
and s.c. Pirato;

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Q. Vertex coinciding with vertex I of the Ragusa concession:
made up of a limestone pillar at the NW edge of the
Annunziata property situated at altitude 636 metres
above sea-level;

R. Vertex coinciding with vertex D of

the Tresauro pros-
pecting licence: pillar at km 2 of the roadway in C. da
Cilena;

S. Vertex coinciding with vertex C of the Tresauro prospecting
licence: situated at the northern edge of Cascina Sulsenti,
circa 70 metres north of the crossroads at altitude 459
metres above sea-level;

T. Vertex at km 9 + 300 of the S.P.3 road, at the beginning of

the road leading to the Gafà property;

U. Vertex to the east of the house at altitude 332 metres above

sea-level, between Conventazzo and Case Intorrella;

V. Vertex situated at the centre of the crossroads in Piano
Cropi, near the point at altitude 451 metres above sea-level.

Geographical coordinates

Vertex

Longitude E
(M. Mario)

Latitude N

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J'

02°14'01,02''

37°12'05,84''

02°14'13,73''

02°18'39,15''

37°08'58,74''

37°05'09,73''

02°23'20,42''

37°04'42,97''

02°34'11,69''

36°56'16,24''

02°39'18,61''

36°53'53,92''

02°39'00,51''

36°50'52,46''

02°35'54,80''

02°34'41,20''

36°50'57,50''

36°51'12,70''

02°30'37,98''

36°51'04,55''

Vertex

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

Longitude E
(M. Mario)

02°27'15,25''

02°22'21,40''

02°18'48,40''

02°16'12,00''

02°16'34,80''

02°15'26,20''

02°14'57,60''

02°14'16,10''

02°14'14,20''

02°13'20,30''

02°07'10,68''

02°06'57,70''

02°09'02,90''

Latitude N

36°51'11,76''

36°57'24,40''

36°57'29,06''

36°58'06,00''

36°59'00,30''

36°59'27,40''

36°58'22,80''

36°55'59,00''

36°56'52,70''

36°58'15,40''

37°02'04,05''

37°07'24,10''

37°12'04,46''

The application documents have been deposited at
the
Regional Office for Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy of
the Regional Mining Department at 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
Region of Sicily,
the European
Communities and,
for 15 consecutive days, on the official
notice-boards of the municipalities concerned.

in the Official

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.