Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on the basis of Article 3(2) of 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
Date: 2008-09-10
Institutions: Netherlands
Subjects: Netherlands, energy site, exchange of information, exploitation of resources, hydrocarbon, mineral prospecting

10.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 232/37

Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on the
basis of Article 3(2) of 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

(2008/C 232/13)

The Minister for Economic Affairs hereby gives notice that an application has been received for authorisation
to prospect for hydrocarbons in part of block K3 as indicated on the map appended as Annex 3 to the
Mining Regulation (Mijnbouwregeling) (Government Gazette (Staatscourant) 2002, No 245). The area in ques-
tion shall be designated block segment K3e.

With reference to the Directive mentioned in the introduction and Article 15 of
the Mining Act
(Mijnbouwwet) (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees (Staatsblad) 2002, No 542), the Minister for Economic Affairs
hereby invites interested parties to submit a competing application for authorisation to prospect for hydro-
carbons in block segment K3e of the Dutch continental shelf.

Block segment K3e is delimited by the parallel arcs between vertex pairs A-B, D-E, F-G, K-L and M-N,
the meridian arcs between vertex pairs B-C, E-F, G-H, L-M and A-N and the great circles between vertex
pairs C-D, H-I, I-J and J-K.

The coordinates of the vertices are as follows:

Vertex

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

°

3

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

′

46

0

0

59

56

56

53

53

52

47

47

40

40

46

″ E

0,000

0,000

0,000

39,000

20,000

20,000

36,815

36,815

26,122

56,900

59,700

0,000

0,000

0,000

°

54

54

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

′

0

0

50

51

51

50

50

51

52

52

50

50

50

50

″ N

0,000

0,000

0,000

0,000

0,000

0,000

0,000

13,123

21,692

18,700

0,000

0,000

30,000

30,000

The abovementioned vertices are defined by their geographical coordinates, calculated according to the
European Terrestrial Reference System.

Block segment K3e covers an area of 257,8 km2.

The Minister for Economic Affairs is the competent authority for the granting of authorisations. The criteria,
conditions and requirements referred to in Articles 5(1), 5(2) and 6(2) of the abovementioned Directive are
set out in the Mining Act (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2002, No 542).

C 232/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.9.2008

Applications may be submitted during the 13 weeks following the publication of this notice in the Official
Journal of the European Union and should be sent to:

The Minister for Economic Affairs
For the attention of J.C. De Groot, Director for the Energy Market
ALP/562
Bezuidenhoutseweg 30
Postbus 20101
2500 EC Den Haag
Nederland

Applications received after the expiry of this period will not be considered.

A decision on the applications will be taken not later than 12 months after this period has expired.

Further information can be obtained from the following telephone number: (31-70) 379 77 62 (contact
person: E.J. Hoppel).