Communication from the Government of Denmark concerning the invitation to apply for licences for the exploration for and production of hydrocarbons in an area of the North Sea — Sixth Danish Licensing Round   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-07-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, extraction of oil, oil industry, petroleum exploration

16.7.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 176/23

Communication from the Government of Denmark concerning the invitation to apply for licences
for the exploration for and production of hydrocarbons in an area of the North Sea

Sixth Danish Licensing Round

(2005/C 176/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

With reference to Article 3(2)(a) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorizations for the prospection, exploration and
production of hydrocarbons, we hereby inform you that pursuant to paragraph (a) of Section 12(1) of
Consolidated Act No 526 of 11 June 2002 on the Use of the Danish Subsoil, as amended by Act No 1230
of 27 December 2003 and Act No 442 of 9 June 2004, applications for licences may be submitted for an
area in the North Sea on the Danish continental shelf west of longitude 6° 15' E (Central Graben and adja-
cent areas) until 12:00 on 1 November 2005. If the period between the publication of this communication
in the Official Journal of the European Union and 1 November 2005 is less than 90 days, applications may be
submitted until 12:00 on the 90th day after its publication in the Official Journal.

Areas

Applications may be submitted for licences to explore for and produce hydrocarbons in unlicensed parts of
an area in and around the Central Graben in the North Sea, as shown on the map available from the
Danish Energy Agency or on their website at www.ens.dk. Towards the north, west and south, the area is
delimited by the continental shelf boundaries with Norway, Great Britain and Germany, and towards the
east by longitude 6° 15' E.

Applications may also be submitted for licences to explore for and produce hydrocarbons in deeper-lying
layers under the accumulations mentioned below, delineated in terms of depth as follows:

(a) the Lulita accumulation covered by licence 7/86, delineated at a depth of 3 750 metres;

(b) the Lulita accumulation covered by licence 1/90, delineated at a depth of 3 750 metres;

(c) the Amalie accumulation covered by licence 7/86, delineated at a depth of 5 500 metres;

(d) the South Arne accumulation covered by licence 7/89, delineated at a depth of 5 100 metres as
regards the western part of the accumulation and at a depth of 3 200 metres as regards the eastern
part of the accumulation.

Generally, a licence will comprise an area corresponding to the size of 1-2 blocks, but may in exceptional
cases comprise a larger contiguous area, e.g. where data coverage is scarce. If an application is submitted
for an area that is larger than 1-2 blocks, the reason should be stated in the application.

Provisions and criteria within the meaning of Article 5(1) of Directive 94/22/EC are contained in Consoli-
dated Act No 526 of 11 June 2002 on the Use of the Danish Subsoil and were published on 20 May 2005
in Official Gazette No 93 under various announcements and calls for tender.

Applications should be sent to the following address, from which further information based on Directive
94/22/EC is available:

Ministry of Transport and Energy
Danish Energy Authority
Amaliegade 44
DK-1256 Copenhagen K,
Tel. (45) 33 92 67 00
Fax (45) 33 11 47 43
Email: ens@ens.dk
Website: www.ens.dk

Licences are expected to be granted 3 to 5 months after the expiry of the application period.