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 — Announcement of 2006 Licensing Round — Slyne, Erris and Donegal Basins   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-12-07
Institutions: Ireland
Subjects: Ireland, energy site, extraction of oil, management of resources, petroleum exploration

7.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 309/9

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

Announcement of 2006 Licensing Round — Slyne, Erris and Donegal Basins

(2005/C 309/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

In accordance with Article 3(2)(a) of the abovementioned Directive, the Minister for Communications,
Marine and Natural Resources hereby gives notice of a change in regard to areas available for licensing
from the previous notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities reference 94/C
299/04 dated 27 October 1994.

Hydrocarbon Exploration frontier Licensing Round in the Slyne, Erris and Donegal Basins

An area covering 73 full blocks and 31 part-blocks in the Slyne, Erris and Donegal Basins has been desig-
nated a Frontier Area and has been selected for inclusion in a Petroleum Exploration Licensing Round.
Until 15 March 2006, the closing date of the Round, no Exploration Licence or Licensing Option will be
issued in respect of any of the blocks in the Round.

List of blocks (73 Full Blocks and 31 Part Blocks)

Blocks 6/26, 6/27 (part), 6/28 (part), 6/29 (part)

Blocks 11/23 (part), 11/28 (part), 11/29, 11/30

Blocks 12/2 (part), 12/3 (part), 12/4, 12/5, 12/7 (part), 12/8 (part), 12/9, 12/10, 12/11 (part), 12/12 (part),
12/13, 12/14, 12/15, 12/16 (part), 12/17, 12/18, 12/19, 12/21, 12/22, 12/23, 12/24, 12/26, 12/27

Blocks 13/1, 13/2, 13/3, 13/4, 13/5, 13/6, 13/8, 13/9, 13/10, 13/11 (part), 13/12 (part), 13/13, 13/14,
13/15

Blocks 14/1, 14/2, 14/3, 14/4 (part), 14/6, 14/7, 14/8, 14/9, 14/10 (part)

Blocks 18/14 (part), 18/15 (part), 18/19 (part), 18/20 (part), 18/23, 18/24, 18/25 (part), 18/28, 18/29,
18/30 (part)

Blocks 19/2 (part), 19/3 (part), 19/4 (part), 19/5, 19/7 (part), 19/9, 19/11 (part), 19/12 (part), 19/13,
19/16 (part), 19/17 (part), 19/21 (part), 19/22, 19/26

Block 20/1

Blocks 27/2, 27/3, 27/4, 27/5, 27/6, 27/7, 27/8, 27/9, 27/10, 27/11, 27/12, 27/13, 27/14, 27/15, 27/16,
27/17, 27/18, 27/19, 27/21, 27/22, 27/23, 27/24, 27/26, 27/27, 27/28

Closing date: Wednesday, 15 March 2006

In accordance with Article 5(1)(a) and (b) of the abovementioned Directive, the Minister for Communica-
tions, Marine and Natural Resources hereby gives notice that the criteria under which authorisations will
be awarded have been published on the website of the Petroleum Affairs Division (www.pad.ie).

Further information regarding details of the 2006 Licensing Round may be obtained from
Petroleum Affairs Division,
Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources,
Beggars Bush,
Haddington Road,
Dublin 4,
Ireland.
Website: www.pad.ie
Tel. (353) (0)1 678 26 93.