Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy 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: 2017-12-23
Institutions: Netherlands
Subjects: Netherlands, North Sea, continental shelf, extraction of oil, hydrocarbon, mineral prospecting, petroleum exploration, public contract, security of supply








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23.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 444/9





Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy 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
(2017/C 444/10)
The Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy hereby gives notice that an application has been received for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in blocks B17 and F01 and segments of the blocks B16 (B16b), E3 (E3a), E6 (E6a), F2 (F2b) and F4 (F4a) as indicated on the map appended as Annex 3 to the Mining Regulation [Mijnbouwregeling] (Government Gazette [Staatscourant] 2014, No 4928).
Block segment B16b is delimited by the great circles between vertex pairs A-B, B-C, C-D and A-D.
The vertices are defined as follows:











Vertex


°


′


″ E.L.


°


′


″ N.L.




A


3


59


54,831 


55


4


57,466 




B


4


19


54,862 


55


4


57,480 




C


4


19


54,873 


54


59


57,470 




D


3


59


54,842 


54


59


57,456 




The above vertices are defined by their geographical coordinates, calculated according to the ETRS89 system.
Block segment B16b covers an area of 197,6 km2.
Block segment E3a is delimited by the great circles between vertex pairs A-B, B-C, C-D and A-D.
The vertices are defined as follows:











Vertex


°


′


″ E.L.


°


′


″ N.L.




A


3


47


24,823 


54


59


57,447 




B


3


59


54,842 


54


59


57,456 




C


3


59


54,863 


54


49


57,436 




D


3


47


24,844 


54


49


57,427 




The above vertices are defined by their geographical coordinates, calculated according to the ETRS89 system.
Block segment E3a covers an area of 247,7 km2.
Block segment E6a is delimited by the great circles between vertex pairs A-B, B-C, C-D and A-D.
The vertices are defined as follows:











Vertex


°


′


″ E.L.


°


′


″ N.L.




A


3


47


24,844 


54


49


57,427 




B


3


59


54,863 


54


49


57,436 




C


3


59


54,867 


54


48


19,433 




D


3


47


24,848 


54


48


19,424 




The above vertices are defined by their geographical coordinates, calculated according to the ETRS89 system.
Block segment E6a covers an area of 40,6 km2.
Block segment F2b is delimited by the great circles between vertex pairs A-B, B-C, C-D and A-D.
The vertices are defined as follows:











Vertex


°


′


″ E.L.


°


′


″ N.L.




A


4


19


54,873 


54


59


57,470 




B


4


28


54,887 


54


59


57,476 




C


4


28


54,897 


54


54


57,466 




D


4


19


54,883 


54


54


57,460 




The above vertices are defined by their geographical coordinates, calculated according to the ETRS89 system.
Block segment F2b covers an area of 89,1 km2.
Block segment F4a is delimited by the great circles between vertex pairs A-B, B-C, C-D and A-D.
The vertices are defined as follows:











Vertex


°


′


″ E.L.


°


′


″ N.L.




A


3


59


54,863 


54


49


57,436 




B


4


19


54,894 


54


49


57,450 




C


4


19


54,907 


54


43


50,438 




D


3


59


54,876 


54


43


50,423 




The above vertices are defined by their geographical coordinates, calculated according to the ETRS89 system.
Block segment F4a covers an area of 243,2 km2.
With reference to the Directive referred to 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 and Climate Policy hereby invites interested parties to submit a competing application for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in blocks B17 and F1 and segments of blocks B16 (B16b), E3 (E3a), E06 (E6a), F2 (F2b) and F4 (F4a) of the Dutch continental shelf.
The Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy 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 above-mentioned 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 en Klimaat




ter attentie van de heer J.L. Rosch, directie Energie en Omgeving




Bezuidenhoutseweg 73




Postbus 20401,




2500 EK 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: +31 703797762.