Communication from the Government of the Republic of Poland concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorizations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons – Notice of concession application for the prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas deposits and the extraction of oil and natural gas in the Dunajec area
Date: 2025-10-14
Institutions: Poland
Subjects: Holy Cross province, Little Poland province, Poland, extraction of oil, hydrocarbon, petroleum exploration, public contract, security of supply








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C/2025/5530


14.10.2025






Communication from the Government of the Republic of Poland concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorizations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons
(C/2025/5530)
Notice of concession application for the prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas deposits and the extraction of oil and natural gas in the ‘Dunajec’ area

SECTION I: LEGAL BASIS








1.


Article 49ec(2) of the Geological and Mining Law Act of 9 June 2011 (Journal of Laws [Dziennik Ustaw] 2024, item 1290)












2.


Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorizations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3; Special edition in Polish: Chapter 6, Volume 2, p. 262)




SECTION II: ENTITY INVITING BIDS
Name: Ministerstwo Klimatu i Środowiska [Ministry of Climate and the Environment]
Postal address: ul. Wawelska 52/54, 00-922 Warszawa
         
Tel. +48223692449; fax +48223691100
Internet: www.gov.pl/web/klimat

SECTION III: SUBJECT OF THE PROCEDURE
1)   Information on the submission of concession applications:

A concession application for the prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas deposits and the extraction of oil and natural gas in the ‘
               Dunajec
               ’ area has been submitted to the concession authority.
2)   Type of activity for which the concession is to be granted:

Concession for the prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas deposits and the extraction of oil and natural gas in the ‘Dunajec’ area, part of concession block Nos 373, 374, 393 and 394.
3)   Area within which the activities are to be conducted:

The boundaries of the area are defined by lines joining points with the following coordinates in the PL-1992 coordinate system:







No


X [PL-1992]


Y [PL-1992]




1


240 047,199 


602 468,406 




2


257 339,808 


594 394,509 




3


257 369,677 


601 527,831 




4


265 972,200 


601 470,880 




5


265 845,885 


596 766,830 




6


264 858,201 


595 606,389 




7


263 733,942 


594 532,139 




8


262 342,720 


588 470,617 




9


268 223,433 


585 453,422 




10


271 920,991 


595 422,582 




11


272 326,734 


615 046,754 




12


271 809,960 


619 619,873 




13


270 431,076 


629 722,250 




14


270 895,122 


642 329,532 




15


249 610,064 


642 378,845 




16


242 046,014 


639 185,446 




17


252 481,050 


619 172,660 




18


242 895,200 


610 606,660 




excluding area no 1 bounded by the following coordinates:




19


251 363,82 


602 464,67 




20


248 926,09 


603 103,25 




21


247 654,34 


603 913,83 




22


247 917,35 


604 840,22 




23


249 438,21 


606 007,06 




24


250 204,38 


605 587,13 




25


251 376,82 


604 595,49 




26


251 941,49 


604 593,18 




27


251 948,92 


603 628,92 




excluding area no 2 bounded by the following coordinates:




28


250 801,82 


612 878,56 




29


250 292,23 


613 201,82 




30


249 720,80 


613 897,95 




31


249 451,51 


614 592,51 




32


250 359,78 


614 642,71 




33


250 778,70 


613 998,30 




No


X [PL-1992]


Y [PL-1992]




excluding area no 3 bounded by the following coordinates:




34


262 016,00 


637 555,00 




35


261 324,00 


637 450,00 




36


260 633,00 


638 685,00 




37


260 016,00 


639 291,00 




38


260 053,00 


640 324,00 




39


260 334,00 


640 718,00 




40


260 687,00 


640 856,00 




41


261 098,00 


639 927,00 




42


261 148,00 


639 530,00 




43


261 503,00 


638 868,00 




44


261 538,00 


638 594,00 




The surface area of the vertical projection of the area is 1 182,29 km2.
Administrative location:
Świętokrzyskie Province
Busko District: the urban-rural municipality of Nowy Korczyn
Kazimierz District: the rural municipalities of Bejsce, Czarnocin; the urban-rural municipalities of Kazimierza Wielka, Opatowiec, Skalbmierz
Małopolskie Province
Bochnia District: the rural municipalities of Bochnia, Drwinia, Rzezawa
Brzesko District: the rural municipalities of Borzęcin, Szczurowa
Dąbrowa District: the rural municipalities of Bolesław, Gręboszów, Mędrzechów, Olesno; the urban-rural municipalities of Dąbrowa Tarnowska, Szczucin
Proszowice District: the rural municipalities of Koniusza, Pałecznica, Radziemice; the urbanrural municipalities of Koszyce, Nowe Brzesko, Proszowice
Tarnów District: the rural municipalities of Lisia Góra, Tarnów, Wierzchosławice,
Wietrzychowice; the urban-rural municipalities of Radłów, Żabno
City with district status: Tarnów
4)   Deadline for the submission of concession applications by other entities interested in the activity for which the concession is to be granted, not less than 90 days from the date of publication of the notice in the Official Journal of the European Union:

Concession applications must be submitted to the Ministry of the Environment no later than 12:00 noon (CET/CEST) on the last day of the 90-day period commencing on the day following the date of publication of the notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.
5)   Assessment criteria and weightings for concession applications, set with due regard to

Article 49k(1) and (3)

of the Geological and Mining Law Act:

Applications received will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria:






30 %-


scope and schedule of the proposed geological works, including geological operations, or mining operations;










20 %-


financial capacities offering an adequate guarantee that activities relating to the prospection and exploration of hydrocarbon deposits and to the extraction of hydrocarbons will be carried out, and in particular the sources and methods for financing the intended activities, including the share of own funds and external financing;










20 %-


the proposed technology for conducting geological works, including geological operations, or mining operations;










15 % -


technical capacities for the prospection and exploration of hydrocarbon deposits and the extraction of hydrocarbons, and in particular the availability of appropriate technical, organisational, logistical and human resources potential;










10 % -


scope and schedule of the mandatory collection of samples obtained during geological operations, including drill cores;










5 % -


experience in the prospection and exploration of hydrocarbon deposits or the extraction of hydrocarbons, ensuring safe operation, the protection of human and animal life and health, and environmental protection.




If, following the evaluation of applications on the basis of the criteria specified above, two or more bids obtain the same score, the amount of the fee for the establishment of mining usufruct rights due during the prospection and exploration phase will be used as an additional criterion allowing a final choice to be made between the bids concerned.
SECTION IV: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
IV.1)   Applications should be sent to the following address:






Ministerstwo Klimatu i Środowiska




Departament Geologii ul.




Wawelska 52/54




00-922 Warszawa




POLAND




IV.2)   Information may be obtained from:







—


the website of the Ministry of Climate and the Environment: https://www.gov.pl/web/klimat











—


the Geology Department Ministerstwo Klimatu i Środowiska





ul. Wawelska 52/54




00-922 Warszawa




POLAND








Tel. +48223692449, fax +48223691100
Email: departament.geologii@klimat.gov.pl

IV.3)   Qualification decision:

Concession applications may be submitted by entities in respect of which a decision has been issued confirming the positive outcome of a qualification procedure, as provided for in Article 49a(17) of the Geological and Mining Law Act.
IV.4)   Minimum fee for establishing mining usufruct rights:

The minimum fee for establishing mining usufruct rights for the ‘Dunajec’ area during the five-year base period of the prospection and exploration phase is PLN 357 228,92
                (three hundred and fifty-seven thousand, two hundred and twenty-eight zlotys, ninety-two grosz) per annum. The annual fee for establishing mining usufruct rights in the prospection and exploration phase is indexed to average annual consumer price indices set cumulatively for the period from the conclusion of the agreement until the year preceding the date for payment of the fee, as announced by the President of Statistics Poland in the Polish Official Gazette (Monitor Polski).
IV.5)   Granting of the concession and establishment of mining usufruct:

The concession authority, having obtained the opinions or agreements required under the Geological and Mining Law Act, will grant a concession for the prospection and exploration of hydrocarbon deposits and the extraction of hydrocarbons:






1)


to the entity whose concession application has been awarded the highest score, or










2)


where a concession application submitted jointly by several entities is awarded the highest score, to the parties to the cooperation agreement – once that agreement has been submitted to the concession authority.






—


At the same time it will decline to grant concessions to the other entities (Article 49ee(1) of the Geological and Mining Law Act).








The concession authority will conclude a mining usufruct contract with the entity whose concession application has been awarded the highest score; where a concession application submitted jointly by several entities is awarded the highest score, it will conclude such a contract with all the entities which submitted the joint application (Article 49ee(2) of the Geological and Mining Law Act). In order to be able to carry out activities involving the prospection and exploration of hydrocarbon deposits and the extraction of hydrocarbons in Poland, an operator must hold both mining usufruct rights and a concession.
IV.6)   Requirements to be met by concession applications and documents required from applicants:

Article 49eb of the Geological and Mining Law Act specifies the component parts of the concession application.
The age of the geological formations (geological purpose) where geological works will be carried out should be indicated as the purpose of the works, including geological operations.
IV.7)   Minimum deposit exploration category:

The minimum exploration category for oil and natural gas deposits in the ‘Dunajec’ area is category C.




On behalf of the Minister

Maciej MLYNARCZYK
               

Director


Geology Department


Ministry of Climate and the Environment






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