Notice from the Ministry of Economic Development of the Italian Republic 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: 2013-10-19
Institutions: Italy
Subjects: Adriatic Sea, Italy, extraction of oil, hydrocarbon, petroleum exploration, public contract








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19.10.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 303/23





Notice from the Ministry of Economic Development of the Italian Republic 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
2013/C 303/10
The Ministry of Economic Development has received an application from Global Petroleum Limited for a hydrocarbon prospecting licence, referred to as ‘d 83 F.R-.GP’, in respect of an area located in area F (the Adriatic Sea), delimited by meridian and parallel arcs, which connect the points defined below by their geographical coordinates:







Point


Geographical coordinates




Longitude E Greenwich


Latitude N




a


Intersection of the meridian 18°00′ with the boundary of area F




b


Intersection between the boundaries of area F and meridian 18°13′




c


18°13′


41°28′




d


18°16′


41°28′




e


18°16′


41°26′




f


18°19′


41°26′




g


18°19′


41°23′




h


18°22′


41°23′




i


18°22′


41°15′




l


18°12′


41°15′




m


18°12′


41°17′




n


18°09′


41°17′




o


18°09′


41°19′




p


18°07′


41°19′




q


18°07′


41°20′




r


18°04′


41°20′




s


18°04′


41°22′




t


18°00′


41°22′




The boundaries of the licence application from point ‘a’ to point ‘b’ coincide with the border of area F.
The above coordinates have been plotted using the nautical map of the Italian coast drawn up by the Italian Navy’s Hydrographic Institute on a scale of 1:250 000 — Map No 921.
On the basis of this description of the boundaries, the surface area is 745,30 km2.
In accordance with the abovementioned Directive, Article 4 of Legislative Decree No 625 of 25 November 1996, the Ministerial Decree of 4 March 2011 and Directorial Decree of 22 March 2011, the Ministry of Economic Development must publish a notice to enable other interested persons to submit applications for hydrocarbon prospecting licences for the same area described above.
The competent authority to grant the relevant licence is Division VI of the Directorate-General for Mineral and Energy Resources of the Department of Energy at the Ministry of Economic Development.
The rules for granting the mineralogical licence are laid down in the following provisions:
Law No 613 of 21 July 1967; Law No 9 of 9 January 1991; Legislative Decree No 625 of 25 November 1996; Ministerial Decree of 4 March 2011 and Director's Order of 22 March 2011.
The time limit for submitting applications is three months after publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Applications received after the expiry of this period will not be considered.
The address to which applications must be submitted is:





Ministero dello sviluppo economico




Dipartimento per l’energia




Direzione generale delle risorse minerarie ed energetiche




Divisione VI




Via Molise 2




00187 Roma RM




ITALIA




The application may also be submitted by e-mail to the following address: ene.rme.div6@pec.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it; the requisite documents should be submitted in electronic format together with the digital signature of a legal representative of the applicant.