Notice from the Government of Romania 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: 2007-08-31
Institutions: Romania
Subjects: Romania, energy site, exchange of information, exploitation of resources, hydrocarbon, mineral prospecting

31.8.2007

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Notice from the Government of Romania 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)

(2007/C 203/06)

Announcement of the 8th round of the invitation to tender in Romania

1. On the basis of 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 Competent
Authority as laid down in Article 10 of Directive 94/22/EC, hereby invites all interested parties to
submit applications for oil concession agreements as part of the 8th round of the invitation to tender.

the National Agency for Mineral Resources,

2. The 8th round of the invitation to tender is organised by the National Agency for Mineral Resources in
accordance with Law No 238/2004 on oil and the Implementing Rules for Law No 238/2004 on oil,
approved by Government Decision No 2075/2004, amended and supplemented by Government Deci-
sion No 350/2007.

3. The purpose of the 8th round of the invitation to tender is to conclude agreements for the exploration
and subsequent production of hydrocarbons for the nine exploration areas listed in Table 1, and to
conclude operating agreements for the production of hydrocarbons from the 26 national areas listed in
Table 2.

Table 1

EXPLORATION AREAS UP FOR TENDER

No

AREA

1

E VIII — 1 BOTOŞANI

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

COORDINATES

X

743.455

749.070

739.013

728.688

719.464

STEREO 70

Y

598.902

634.736

644.735

649.160

614.339

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STEREO 70

No

AREA

2

E VIII — 1 DOROHOI

3

E VIII — 3 HÂRLĂU

4

E VIII — 4 PRUT

5

E VIII — 5 IAŞI

6

E VIII — 6 SIRET

7

EVIII — 7 HUŞI

X

719.464

728.687

703.989

692.004

692.005

703.990

687.505

679.370

666.370

666.370

679.370

654990

639.354

639.354

654.990

650.403

628.335

614.971

614971

628.335

612.675

605.945

588.127

588.127

605.945

576.797

547.367

Y

614.339

649.160

661.063

632.040

632.040

661.063

671.896

678.189

648.555

648555

678189

694115

665.959

665.959

694.115

694.592

711.056

687.432

687.432

711.056

731.602

733.223

711.064

711.064

733.223

745.578

746.950

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COORDINATES

STEREO 70

No

AREA

8

E VIII — 8 EST DEPRESIUNEA PANNONICĂ

9

E VIII — 9 ANINA

X

347.700

332.369

317.617

290.130

297502

291.217

280.347

272.272

284.990

251.000

244.047

306.000

306.000

308.000

308.000

317.500

317.500

327.000

327.000

430.673

426.572

384.444

384.971

Y

644.000

618.539

630.962

603.320

590615

578.630

583.288

575.834

555.354

548.000

549.307

626.000

632.500

632.500

640.000

640.000

632.000

632.000

644.000

255.771

266.078

252.657

239.503

Table 2

OPERATION AREAS UP FOR TENDER

No

AREA

COUNTY

TYPE OF HYDROCARBON

DEMARCATION

COORDINATES

DEPTH INTERVAL

STEREO 70

DEPTH
CONTOUR

(m)

1

P VIII — 1 ALĂMOR VEST

SIBIU

Non-associated natural gas

X

Y

Unlimited

495795,56

418466,27

495368,91

418760,31

495147,70

418479,25

495578,80

418186,53

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AREA

COUNTY

TYPE OF HYDROCARBON

DEMARCATION

COORDINATES

DEPTH INTERVAL

STEREO 70

DEPTH
CONTOUR

(m)

2

P VIII — 2 ARPĂŞEL

TIMIŞ

Non-associated natural gas

X

Y

Unlimited

590403,90

247500,61

588790,10

250795,94

588273,02

251050,01

587665,78

250779,54

588806,49

248087,59

589200,64

247300,04

589615,35

247250,82

3

P VIII — 3 BOGEIU

BIHOR

Oil

X

Y

Unlimited

642551,45

298228,60

642629,47

298364,88

642704,36

298660,64

642725,61

299522,17

642628,28

299643,70

642321,42

299669,90

642235,23

299396,43

642273,72

298326,18

4

P VIII — 4 CHEŢ

BIHOR

Oil + associated natural gas

X

Y

Unlimited

660582,22

296046,62

661135,42

297317,42

660249,82

297613,82

659003,02

297112,82

659604,22

296034,62

5

P VIII — 5 CIUTELEC

BIHOR

Oil

X

Y

Unlimited

644987,70

302148,83

644337,72

303866,10

645476,45

303866,10

645612,20

302658,78

645189,05

302235,63

6

P VIII — 6 COPĂCENI

GIURGIU

Non-associated natural gas

X

Y

Unlimited

309190,55

586588,74

309864,35

587098,92

310134,13

588294,74

309723,97

589443,62

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No

AREA

COUNTY

TYPE OF HYDROCARBON

DEMARCATION

COORDINATES

DEPTH INTERVAL

STEREO 70

DEPTH
CONTOUR

(m)

7

P VIII — 7 DIENCI

OLT

Non-associated natural gas

X

Y

Unlimited

362413,85

451809,79

362902,43

453186,67

362678,82

453785,4

361877,87

454355,58

360695,69

453244,14

360942,55

452299,18

8

P VIII — 8 DINDEŞTI

SATU MARE

Non-associated natural gas

X

Y

(-1200)-(-1350)

677089,60

301997,71

677255,45

300851,22

678323,47

301068,99

678757,59

302000,04

678639,86

302680,76

677618,92

302670,21

9

P VIII — 9 DOLANI —
TĂTĂRANI

DÂMBOVIŢA

Non-associated natural gas

X

Y

Unlimited

389122,80

524438,64

388902,52

525593,80

389308,85

529636,99

389797,36

529924,07

389958,37

524981,93

10

P VIII — 10 FIERBINŢI TÂRG

IALOMIŢA

Oil + associated natural gas

X

Y

Unlimited

349838,15

611515,52

349700,00

613700,00

351600,00

617400,00

352261,40

617480,00

11

P VIII — 11 GLIGANU

ARGEŞ

Oil + associated natural gas

X

Y

Unlimited

347755,22

505003,46

346096,52

505159,99

346135,37

506298,11

346626,15

508745,52

347104,79

508759,87

347906,06

507042,92

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AREA

COUNTY

TYPE OF HYDROCARBON

DEMARCATION

COORDINATES

DEPTH INTERVAL

STEREO 70

DEPTH
CONTOUR

(m)

12

P VIII — 12 GORNENI

GIURGIU

Non-associated natural gas

X

Y

Unlimited

311202,02

570821,99

311660,83

571501,49

311960,18

572441,57

311781,50

573352,14

311781,50

573850,00

311780,00

573352,00

311242,55

572474,84

310629,84

570751,57

13

P VIII — 13 GRĂNICERI

TIMIŞ

Non-associated natural gas

X

Y

Unlimited

444800,00

180000,00

444000,00

180000,00

444000,00

181000,00

445000,00

181000,00

14

P VIII — 14 GRIVIŢA

GALAŢI

Oil + associated natural gas +
non-associated natural gas

X

Y

Unlimited

481362,49

702951,15

479529,88

703374,06

478862,37

703816,78

479651,80

704483,53

482370,62

704402,00

15

P VIII — 15 MELINEŞTI

DOLJ

Oil + associated natural gas

X

Y

Unlimited

338458,48

398293,96

338404,06

400402,28

337937,28

400605,22

337460,01

399839,80

337203,67

399329,53

338199,52

398340,95

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No

AREA

COUNTY

TYPE OF HYDROCARBON

DEMARCATION

COORDINATES

DEPTH INTERVAL

STEREO 70

DEPTH
CONTOUR

(m)

16

P VII — 16 OPORELU —
CONSTANTINEŞTI

OLT

Oil + associated natural gas +
non-associated natural gas

X

Y

(-1000)-(-3200)

343126,08

449695,66

345650,29

455366,44

345625,80

460817,28

346939,19

462401,47

345426,80

464039,49

344814,50

461266,39

343773,59

459245,40

344023,10

457356,67

342138,74

456658,40

339366,55

451324,45

339599,22

449380,36

341460,62

448935,86

17

P VIII — 17 PÂRÂIENI

VÂLCEA

Non-associated natural gas

X

Y

(-1300)-(-1520)

367509,39

408189,22

367878,36

408516,36

367855,59

409078,51

367545,50

409396,37

366681,30

409408,91

366335,48

409041,91

366355,81

408515,23

366785,12

408142,05

18

P VII — 18 POSTĂVARI

CĂLĂRAŞI

Non-associated natural gas

X

Y

Unlimited

314109,82

598225,19

315327,45

599079,30

315855,79

600198,22

315075,53

602298,63

314732,13

602323,21

314032,34

600798,05

313585,47

598225,19

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No

AREA

COUNTY

TYPE OF HYDROCARBON

DEMARCATION

COORDINATES

DEPTH INTERVAL

STEREO 70

DEPTH
CONTOUR

(m)

19

P VIII — 19 SALACEA

BIHOR

Non-associated natural gas +
condensed gas

X

Y

Unlimited

665170,49

295031,62

667812,65

295049,27

667839,13

297048,44

666220,59

297010,52

20

P VIII — 20 SĂCEL

MARAMUREŞ

Oil + associated natural gas

X

Y

(0)-(-1600)

682431,70

455159,85

681152,19

455431,63

680917,10

457095,65

681133,79

458044,27

682001,69

458771,64

683194,82

455903,70

682987,89

455234,72

21

P VIII — 21 SĂLIŞTE

BIHOR

Oil + associated natural gas

X

Y

(0)-(-1400)

685120,40

450205,37

685232,22

450666,89

685312,73

451267,56

684812,36

451196,42

684699,88

450627,63

684652,68

450183,00

22

P VIII — 22 SÂNIOB

BIHOR

Oil + associated natural gas

X

Y

Unlimited

646185,22

281117,39

647441,20

284365,43

645180,72

284737,54

643726,30

285659,72

643582,03

283212,95

644068,70

280114,74

23

P VII — 22 SĂRVĂZEL

SATU MARE

Non-associated natural gas +
condensed gas

X

Y

Unlimited

662400,00

303500,00

660700,00

304700,00

661300,00

305100,00

662400,00

304300,00

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No

AREA

COUNTY

TYPE OF HYDROCARBON

DEMARCATION

COORDINATES

DEPTH INTERVAL

STEREO 70

DEPTH
CONTOUR

(m)

24

P VIII — 24 SILIŞTEA —
MĂGURENI

VÂLCEA

Oil + associated natural gas +
non-associated natural gas

X

Y

(0)-(-800)

25

P VIII — 25 STOIENIŢA

GORJ

Oil + associated natural gas +
non-associated natural gas +
condensed gas

389932,79

552835,31

391254,70

558920,41

392452,97

558837,99

391062,03

552587,00

X

Y

(-3300)-(4350)

355359,96

390779,90

354799,81

391280,13

355179,20

393280,23

355639,02

393423,74

356372,22

393321,41

356310,07

391579,37

26

P VIII — 26 SUDURĂU

SATU MARE

Oil + associated natural gas

X

Y

Unlimited

673917,25

307634,02

672524,65

307648,03

671917,84

308578,76

673280,52

309255,13

673717,43

308659,37

Complete information concerning the offer, access to data and geological information and the payment
of fees are presented in the ‘Tender process for the concession of oil operations’, which is available on
the website of the National Agency for Mineral Resources: www.namr.ro. To obtain a copy of this docu-
ment, please send a written request. The legislative acts mentioned above can also be consulted on the
website.

4. Interested Romanian and foreign legal persons should submit in writing their bids for the exploration

areas listed in Table 1 in Romanian to:

Agenţia Naţională pentru Resurse Minerale
În atenţia Bogdan Gabudeanu, Preşedinte
Str. Mendeleev nr. 36-38, cod 010366, sector 1
Bucureşti
Romania

by 15.00 on the final day of the period of 100 working days starting from the first day after the publi-
cation of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Bids for the operation areas listed in Table 2 should be submitted by 15.00 on the final day of the
period of 120 working days starting from the first day after the publication of this notice in the Official
Journal of the European Union.

Bids submitted after the deadline will not be considered.

The bids will be opened at a public meeting at 10.00 on the first working day after the deadline
mentioned above.

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5. The bids should include the data and information specified in Articles 32 to 35 of the Implementing

Rules for Law No 238/2004 on oil, approved by Government Decision No 2075/2004.

When drawing up their bids, interested legal persons can access the data and geological information
made available by the National Agency for Mineral Resources in accordance with Article 24(3)(c) to (g)
of
the Implementing Rules for Law No 238/2004 on oil, approved by Government Decision
No 2075/2004.

The data and geological information can be accessed by sending a written request addressed to the
Chairman of the National Agency for Mineral Resources, after the signature of a confidentiality agree-
ment and the payment of the legal fees for the acquisition of the set of data and of the fees for consulta-
tion and use of information belonging to the National Geological Data Fund.

6. The provisions and criteria as specified in Article 5(1) of Directive 94/22/EC for assessing the bids and
the technical and financial capacity of the bidders are laid down in the Implementing Rules for Law
No 238/2004 on oil, approved by Government Decision No 2075/2004, published in Official Gazette
of Romania No 1170 of 10 December 2004, Part I, amended and supplemented by Government Deci-
sion No 350/2007, published in Official Gazette of Romania No 272 of 24 April 2007, Part I.

7. The decision on the bids will be taken by the National Agency for Mineral Resources within 30 working

days of the date the bids are opened and will be communicated to all the bidders.

8. Negotiations with the successful bidders will commence within 15 days of the date the successful bid

was announced, provided that no challenges of the result have been submitted.

It is expected that oil concession agreements between the National Agency for Mineral Resources and
the successful bidders will be signed within six months of the start of negotiations.

The oil agreement will enter into force after approval by government decision.

9. The conditions and requirements relating to the performance and termination of the activity are laid

down in Law No 238/2004 on oil, published in Official Gazette No 535 of 15 June 2004, Part I.

10. Further information can be obtained from the following sources:

— the website of the National Agency for Mineral Resources: www.namr.ro

— Mr Gicu Boroşi, Director-General, Tel. (40) 21 317 01 84, e-mail: gicu.borosi@namr.ro

— Mr Mihai German, Deputy Director-General, Tel. (40) 21 317 00 96, e-mail: mihai.german@namr.ro