Communication from the Government of the Republic of Poland concerning 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: 2007-03-07
Institutions: Poland
Subjects: Poland, energy site, exchange of information, exploitation of resources, hydrocarbon, mineral prospecting

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Communication from the Government of the Republic of Poland concerning 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)

(2007/C 52/11)

No

Name

Location (block No)

1. Pursuant to Article 3(2)(a) of Directive 94/22/WE 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 hydrocar-
bons and Article 11(2) of the Geological and Mining Law Act
of 4 February 1994 (1), the Minister for the Environment
hereby invites all interested parties to submit applications
for
and
authorisations
exploration, hereinafter
referred to as ‘mining usufruct
rights’.

for hydrocarbon prospecting

2. The subject of the tender is the establishment of mining
usufruct rights for the prospection and exploration of oil
and natural gas deposits in the areas (blocks) not covered
by concessions, listed in the table published in the Official
Journal of the European Union (2) and on the website of the
Department of Geology and Geological Concessions of the
Ministry of
(www.mos.gov.pl/dgikg/
Environment
english). The above areas comprise the following blocks:

the

No

Name

Location (block No)

8.

Rymań

9.

Barwice

10.

Bobolice

11.

Podgrodzie

12.

Police

13.

Sucha

14.

Czaplinek

15. Moryń

1.

Karwia

2.

Raduszka

3.

Frombork

4.

Rybice

5.

Lewice

6.

Bardy

7.

Kaleń

(1) Official Journal Dz.U. 2005, No 228, point 1947.
(2) JO C 98 du 26.4.2006, p. 22.

9

16.

Lipiany

45, 65

52

62

63

64, 44

82, 83

17.

Barlinek

18.

Cybinka

19.

Torzym

20.

Laski

21.

Krępa

22.

Trójkąt

23.

Turek

24.

Kolsko

83, 84

85

86

101

102

104

105

161

162

163

202, 222

203, 223

222, 223

224

226

229

244

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No

Name

Location (block No)

25.

Gola

26.

Kłoda

245

246

27.

Czatkowice

247, 267, 268, 287, 288

28.

Kalisz

29.

Dobra

30.

Klucze

31.

Sarnowa

32. Warta

33. Oleszyce

34.

Proszowice

35.

Koszyce

36.

Golemki

37.

Horyniec

38. Wieliczka

39.

Skrzydlna

40.

Skołoszyn

41.

Błażowa

42.

Szczecinek

43.

Człuchów

249

250

265

266

270

379

393

394, 395

395, 415

399

413

413

414, 415

416, 417

106

107

The geographical coordinates of
the areas that are the
subject of the tender may be found on the website of the
Department of Geology and Geological Concessions of the
Ministry of the Environment and in the ‘Detailed conditions
of the tender for the acquisition of mining usufruct rights
for the exploration and prospection of oil and natural gas
deposits in selected concession areas’.

3. Proposals for the establishment of mining usufruct rights
may cover an area no smaller than that stipulated in the
‘Detailed conditions of the tender for the acquisition of
mining usufruct rights for the exploration and prospection
of oil and natural gas deposits in selected concession areas’,
but no greater than 1 200 km2.

4. Mining usufruct rights shall be granted to the successful
bidder for the duration of the concession for the explora-
tion and prospection of oil and natural gas deposits.

5. Proposals for the establishment of mining usufruct rights
must be delivered to the central office of the Ministry of
the Environment no later than 12 noon CET, on the last
day of the 91-day period commencing on the day following
the date of publication of the communication in the Official
Journal of the European Union.

6. The tender committee shall evaluate the proposals received

on the basis of the following criteria:

a. Scope and technology proposed for conducting geolo-

gical work (60 %),

b. Technical and financial capacities of the bidder (30 %),

c. Fee proposed for the establishment of mining usufruct

rights (10 %).

The above criteria are described in more detail
in the
‘Detailed conditions of the tender for the acquisition of
mining usufruct rights for the exploration and prospection
of oil and natural gas deposits in selected concession areas’.

7. The proposals shall be opened in public at the central office
of the Ministry of the Environment at 12 noon CET, on the
fourteenth working day after the expiry of the deadline for
the submission of proposals. The tender shall be finalised
within a period of six months after the completion of the
tender submission stage. Bidders shall receive written notifi-
cation of the outcome of the tender.

the acquisition of mining usufruct

8. To obtain a copy of the ‘Detailed conditions of the tender
for
the
exploration and prospection of oil and natural gas deposits
in selected concession areas’ a written application should be
submitted to the Department of Geology and Geological
Concessions of the Ministry of the Environment. The condi-
tions of the tender contain, among other things:

rights

for

a. Definition of the subject of the tender;

b. Requirements with regard to the

content of

the

proposal;

c. Requirements that must be fulfilled by bidders;

d. Information about documents

to be submitted by
bidders to confirm that they fulfill the necessary require-
ments, including an extract from the Register of Entre-
preneurs;

e. Objective proposal evaluation criteria;

f. Definition of the location and deadlines for the submis-

sion and opening of proposals;

g. Information about the appeals procedures available to
bidders during the course of the tender procedure for
the acquisition of mining usufruct rights;

h. Model contract for the establishment of mining usufruct

rights.

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9. The rules for tenders for the acquisition of mining usufruct
rights were established on the basis of the Regulation of
the Council of Ministers of 21 June 2005 concerning the
tender procedure for the acquisition of mining usufruct rights (1),
which transposes the provisions 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.

10. Proposals shall be submitted in Polish.

11. The successful bidder shall sign a contract

for mining
usufruct with the State Treasury, represented by the Minister
for the Environment, and shall subsequently apply to the
Minister for the Environment to obtain a concession for the
prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas deposits.

12. The enterprise in question must hold both mining usufruct
rights and a concession in order to be able to carry out
activity involving the prospection and exploration of hydro-
carbon deposits in Poland.

13. Tender proposals and requests for the Detailed Conditions

shall be sent to:

Ministry of the Environment
Department of Geology and Geological Concessions
ul. Wawelska 52/54, room 149
PL-00-922 Warsaw

14. Information may be obtained from:

— Website of the Department of Geology and Geological

Concessions of the Ministry of the Environment:
www.mos.gov.pl/dgikg
www.mos.gov.pl/dgikg/english

— Marta Wągrodzka

Specialist, Negotiations and Promotions
Ministry of the Environment
ul. Wawelska 52/54
PL-00-922 Warsaw
Tel: (48-22) 57 92 504
fax: (48-22) 57 92 460
e-mail: Marta.Wagrodzka@mos.gov.pl

(1) Official Journal Dz.U. 2005, No 135, point 1131.