Communication from Ireland pursuant to 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 (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-12-24
Institutions: Ireland
Subjects: Ireland, competition law, exploitation of resources, hydrocarbon, patents licence, petroleum exploration

C 324/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

24.12.2002

Communication from Ireland pursuant to 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

(2002/C 324/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

the Minister

the abovementioned
In accordance with Article 3(3) of
for Communications, Marine and
Directive,
Natural Resources hereby gives notice of a change in regard
licensing from the previous notice
to areas available for
published in the Official
the European Communities
C 356 of 22 November 1997, page 2.

Journal of

35/11; 35/12; 35/16; 35/17; 35/18(W); 35/21; 35/22;
35/23(W); 35/26; 35/27; 35/28;

43/3; 43/4; 43/5; 43/8; 43/9; 43/10; 43/12(N); 43/13(N);
43/14(N); 43/15(N);

44/1; 44/2; 44/3; 44/6; 44/7; 44/8; 44/11(N); 44/12(N);
44/13(N).

The Porcupine Basin is now available for granting any exclusive
hydrocarbon exploration authorisations.

Tranche 3: (23 whole blocks)

Hydrocarbon exploration frontier licensing initiative in
the Porcupine Basin

An area covering 241 blocks in the Porcupine Basin has been
designated a frontier area and has been selected for inclusion in
a petroleum exploration licensing initiative. Licensing will be
by means of four tranches, which will be successively opened
for licence bids at near six-monthly intervals between 15
March, 2003 and 15 October, 2004. Until 15 October,
2003, the first closing date of the first tranche, no exploration
licence or licensing option will be issued in respect of any of
the blocks in the round.

List of blocks (228 full blocks and 26 half blocks)

Tranche 1: (39 whole blocks; 6 half blocks)

Application Closing Dates: 15 March and 15 October, 2003,
15 March and 15 October, 2004

34/4; 34/5; 34/9; 34/10;

35/1; 35/2; 35/3; 35/4; 35/5; 35/6; 35/7; 35/8; 35/9; 35/10;
35/13; 35/14; 35/15; 35/18(E); 35/19; 35/20; 35/23(E); 35/24;
35/25; 35/29; 35/30;

36/1; 36/6; 36/11; 36/16; 36/21; 36/22; 36/26; 36/27;

44/4; 44/5; 44/9; 44/10; 44/14(N); 44/15(N);

45/1; 45/2; 45/6; 45/7; 45/11(N); 45/12(N).

Tranche 2: (32 whole blocks; nine half blocks)

Application Closing Dates: 15 October, 2003, 15 March and
15 October, 2004

34/14; 34/15; 34/18; 34/19; 34/20; 34/23; 34/24; 34/25;
34/28; 34/29; 34/30;

Application Closing Dates: 15 March and 15 October, 2004

25/25; 25/30;

26/16; 26/17; 26/18; 26/19; 26/20; 26/21; 26/22; 26/23;
26/24; 26/25; 26/26; 26/27; 26/28; 26/29; 26/30;

27/16; 27/17; 27/21; 27/22; 27/26; 27/27.

Tranche 4: (134 whole blocks; 11 half blocks).

Application Closing Date: 15 October, 2004

43/12(S); 43/13(S); 43/14(S); 44/15(S); 43/17; 43/18; 43/22;
43/23; 43/27; 43/30;

44/11(S); 44/12(S); 44/13(S); 44/14(S); 44/15(S); 44/16; 44/17;
44/19; 44/20; 44/21; 44/22; 44/25; 44/26; 44/27; 44/28;

45/11(S); 45/12(S); 45/16; 45/17; 45/21; 45/22; 45/23; 45/24;
45/26; 45/27; 45/28; 45/29; 45/30;

52/1; 52/2; 52/3; 52/4; 52/5; 52/6; 52/7; 52/8; 52/9; 52/10;
52/11; 52/12; 52/13; 52/14; 52/15; 52/16; 52/17; 52/18;
52/19; 52/20; 52/21; 52/22; 52/23; 52/24; 52/25; 52/26;
52/27; 52/28; 52/29; 52/30;

53/1; 53/2; 53/3; 53/4; 53/5; 53/6; 53/7; 53/8; 53/9; 53/10;
53/11; 53/12; 53/13; 53/14; 53/15; 53/16; 53/17; 53/18;
53/19; 53/20; 53/21; 53/22; 53/23; 53/24; 53/25; 53/26;
53/27; 53/28; 53/29; 53/30;

54/1; 54/2; 54/3; 54/4; 54/5; 54/6; 54/7; 54/8; 54/9; 54/10;
54/11; 54/12; 54/13; 54/14; 54/15; 54/16; 54/17; 54/18;
54/19; 54/20; 54/21; 54/22; 54/23; 54/24; 54/26; 54/27;
54/28; 54/29;

60/2; 60/3; 60/4; 60/5; 60/8; 60/9; 60/10;

61/1; 61/2; 61/3; 61/4; 61/5; 61/6; 61/7; 61/8; 61/9; 61/10;

62/1; 62/2.