Notice from the Government of the Republic of Cyprus concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2007-05-04
Institutions: Cyprus
Subjects: Cyprus, energy site, exchange of information, exploitation of resources, hydrocarbon, mineral prospecting

4.5.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 100/11

Notice from the Government of the Republic of Cyprus concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the Euro-
pean Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the
prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 100/10)

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FIRST LICENSING ROUND OFFSHORE CYPRUS

In accordance with 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 authorisations for the prospection, exploration and
production of hydrocarbons (1), the Republic of Cyprus invites all interested persons to apply for Hydro-
carbon Exploration Licences and subsequent Hydrocarbon Exploitation Licences in respect of certain acreage
in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Cyprus. Applications must be submitted on 16 August 2007 between
08.00 and 14.30.

The available Blocks are delimited by the following geographical coordinates (WGS84):

Block No

Block 1

Block 2

(1) OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3.

Longitude

32:05:00

32:05:00

32:15:00

32:15:00

32:25:00

32:25:00

32:50:00

32:50:00

33:10:00

33:10:00

33:35:00

33:35:00

33:35:00

33:35:00

33:50:00

33:50:00

34:15:00

34:15:00

34:20:00

34:20:00

Latitude

34:10:00

34:45:00

34:45:00

34:35:00

34:35:00

34:30:00

34:30:00

34:25:00

34:25:00

34:35:00

34:35:00

34:10:00

34:10:00

34:40:00

34:40:00

34:50:00

34:50:00

34:55:00

34:55:00

34:10:00

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Block No

Block 4

Block 5

Block 6

Block 7

Block 8

Block 9

Longitude

30:05:00

30:05:00

30:35:00

30:35:00

30:28:30

30:35:00

30:35:00

31:15:00

31:15:00

30:39:02

30:36:40

31:15:00

31:15:00

31:55:00

31:55:00

31:55:00

31:55:00

32:35:00

32:35:00

32:35:00

32:35:00

33:15:00

33:15:00

33:15:00

33:15:00

33:53:40

33:53:40

33:43:05

Latitude

33:45:00

34:10:00

34:10:00

33:31:20

33:34:00

33:31:20

34:10:00

34:10:00

33:30:00

33:30:00

33:30:40

33:30:00

34:10:00

34:10:00

33:30:00

33:30:00

34:10:00

34:10:00

33:30:00

33:30:00

34:10:00

34:10:00

33:30:00

33:30:00

34:10:00

34:10:00

33:38:40

33:30:00

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Block No

Block 10

Block 11

Block 12

Longitude

30:39:02

31:55:00

31:55:00

31:36:30

31:15:00

31:07:00

31:55:00

31:55:00

32:35:00

32:35:00

32:31:00

32:01:20

32:35:00

32:35:00

33:43:05

32:58:20

Latitude

33:30:00

33:30:00

33:08:24

33:11:30

33:18:40

33:21:20

33:08:24

33:30:00

33:30:00

32:59:35

33:00:40

33:07:20

32:59:35

33:30:00

33:30:00

32:53:20

Blocks 3 and 13 are excluded from this Licensing Round. These Blocks will be available in a subsequent
Licensing Round, envisaged to take place in 2008.

Applications for hydrocarbon exploration licences and subsequent hydrocarbon exploitation licences shall
be submitted to:

The Hon. Minister
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
1421 Nicosia
Cyprus

The decision on the applications for this 1st Licensing Round Offshore Cyprus will be made by the Council
of Ministers and it is planned to take place within six months from the closing date of the 1st Licensing
Round.

The Council of Ministers is the competent authority for granting authorisations.

A Strategic Environmental Assessment of all of the areas offered during the 1st Licensing Round is planned
to be completed by the Energy Service of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of the Republic
of Cyprus by mid-2008. The findings of this assessment will be made available to all interested parties.

Further information, and in particular a detailed guidance note for the submission of applications, may be
obtained by contacting the Energy Service, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, 1421 Nicosia,
Cyprus, telephone number: (357) 22 40 93 03, facsimile number: (357) 22 30 49 64, E-mail: pkouler-
mou@mcit.gov.cy.