Notice of Application for an Oil and Gas Exploration Licence Designated Vita

C 173/22 EN Official Journal of the European Union 25.7.2009 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AN OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION LICENCE DESIGNATED ‘VITA’ REPUBLIC OF ITALY — REGION OF SICILY REGIONAL MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY — REGIONAL DEPARTMENT OF MINING REGIONAL OFFICE FOR HYDROCARBONS AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY (U.R.I.G.) (2009/C 173/11) Edison S.p.A., a company with a registered office at Foro E. Point situated at trigonometric point 151 metres above sea Buonaparte 31, Milan, and fiscal code 06722600019, by appli level, in the Contrada of Trinità at the SE edge of the Chiesa cation of 10 May 2006 and additional application of 2 August della Trinità; 2007, applied to the Regional Minister for Industry, the competent authority for granting mining rights in the Region of Sicily, with its registered office at via Ugo La Malfa 87/89, F. Point consisting of a concrete post fixed onto the well at 90146 Palermo, in accordance with Regional Law of Sicily elevation 200 metres situated 275 metres east of the road No 14 of 3 July 2000 transposing and implementing from the south to Borgo Aquila in the contrada of the same Directive 94/22/EC, for an oil and gas exploration licence (con name. It coincides with point ‘f’ of the area of the ‘Lippone- ventionally known as ‘Vita’) extending over 68 210 ha in Mazara del Vallo’ licence; Western Sicily in the provinces of Palermo and Trapani. The area referred to has free boundaries to the north, east and south. To the west, along the section between points F and G, it is G. Point consisting of a concrete post fixed onto the western contiguous with the area of the ‘Lippone-Mazara del Vallo’ edge of Case Aquila at elevation 134 metres in the contrada licence. of the same name. It coincides with point ‘g’ of the area of the ‘Lippone-Mazara del Vallo’ licence. In respect of the Province of Palermo, the municipality The reference posts for points ‘F’ and ‘G’ are square with 20 cm concerned is Monreale. The municipalities concerned for the horizontal sides, which, at the top, taper to a pyramid-like Province of Trapani are: Alcamo, Buseto Palizzolo, Calatafimi, point. Each small post is engraved with two crossed hammers Castelvetrano, Gibellina, Partanna, Salaparuta, Salemi, Santa and the letters ‘C.M.’ on one vertical face and, on the opposite Ninfa, Trapani, Vita, Castellammare del Golfo and Mazara del side, the letters ‘f’ or ‘g’, as appropriate. Vallo. Geographical coordinates The perimeter of the area for which the licence is sought is delineated by continuous lines between points A, B, C, D, E, F and G, as follows: Point Latitude N Longitude E (M. Mario) A 37°57′05,01″ 00°14′43,79″ B 37°58′07,64″ 00°31′50,97″ A. Point situated at spot elevation 173 metres above sea level, SE of Guarli along the NE edge of the Palermo-Trapani C 37°46′24,84″ 00°32′34,14″ railway bridge (about 1 km East of the Fulgatore station); D 37°40′59,76″ 00°25′46,21″ E 37°41′07,85″ 00°18′08,96″ B. Point situated at spot elevation 295 metres above sea level F 37°44′40,50″ 00°17′07,60″ (NW edge of C. Polizzi), SE of the built-up area of Alcamo; G 37°45′41,20″ 00°16′23,50″ Interested parties may submit an application for a licence for C. Point situated two kilometres (milestone) along the SP 19 the same area within 90 days of the date of publication of this (between the Salaparuta ruins (Ruderi di Salaparuta) and notice in the Official Journal of the European Union; applications Salaparuta), in the Contrada of San Giuseppe, SE of Ruderi received after that period will be declared inadmissible. The di Salaparuta; Decree granting the exploration licence will be issued within six months of the closing date for the submission of competing applications. In accordance with Article 5(1) of Directive 94/22/EC, notice is also given that the criteria on D. Point situated at trigonometric point 231 metres above sea the basis of which prospection licences, exploration licences level, adjacent to C. del Barone in the Contrada of Baiata, and production licences are issued have already been approximately 575 metres south of the crossroads of ‘Le published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 396 quattro vie’; of 19 December 1998, with reference to Legislative Decree 25.7.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 173/23 of the President of the Republic No 625 of 25 November 1996 2003 and Part I, No 46 of 5 November 2004 respectively. (published in Official Gazette of the Italian Republic No 293 of 14 December 1996), which transposes and implements the The application documents have been filed at the Regional abovementioned Directive into Italian law, and were specified Office for Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy of the in Regional Law of Sicily No 14 of 3 July 2000 (published in Regional Department of Mining, Via Ugo La Mafia 101, Official Gazette of the Region of Sicily No 32 of 7 July 2000). 90146 Palermo, Italia where they may be consulted by interested parties. The conditions and requirements regarding the performance or cessation of activities are laid down in the abovementioned Regional Law of Sicily No 14 of 3 July 2000 and in the Palermo, . Standard Specifications issued by Decree No 91 of 30 October 2003 and Decree No 88 of 20 October 2004 of the Regional Minister for Industry and published in the Official The head of the U.R.I.G. Gazette of the Region of Sicily Part I, No 49 of 14 November Dr. Ing. Salvatore GIORLANDO.

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