Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to 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: 2011-04-13
Institutions: Netherlands
Subjects: Netherlands, hydrocarbon, offshore drilling, patents licence, petroleum exploration








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13.4.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 115/14





Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to 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
2011/C 115/08
The Minister for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation hereby gives notice that an application has been received for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in an area known as Terschelling-Noord.
The area covered by the application is in the province of Friesland and in territorial waters and is bounded by:






(a)


the line defined in the annex to the Mining Act (Mijnbouwwet), from the intersection referred to in ‘c’ to vertex B;










(b)


then the straight lines between vertex pairs B-C, C-D and D-E;










(c)


then the straight line running from vertex E to vertex A up to the intersection with the line defined in the annex to the Mining Act.




The coordinates of the vertices referred to are as follows:







Vertex


X


Y




A


146247,00


606380,00




B


151335,37


608214,05




C


151333,38


605516,38




D


153281,09


601853,26




E


150834,00


601086,00




The above vertices are defined by their geographical coordinates, calculated according to the National Triangulation System (RD, Rijks Driehoeksmeting).
On the basis of this description of the area, the surface area is 23,48 km2.
With reference to the Directive mentioned in the introduction and Article 15 of the Mining Act (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees (Staatsblad) 2002, No 542), the Minister for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation hereby invites interested parties to submit a competing application for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in the area bounded by the above vertices and coordinates.
The Minister for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation 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).
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:





De minister van Economische Zaken, Landbouw en Innovatie




ter attentie van de heer P. Jongerius, directie Energiemarkt




ALP A/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 by calling Mr E. J. Hoppel on the following telephone number: +31 703797088.