Communication from the Danish Government concerning the invitation to apply for licences to prospect for and extract hydrocarbons in a defined area of the North Sea

(2023/C 200/05)

Mini-call for tenders

With reference to Article 3(2)(b) of 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, we hereby inform you that, pursuant to section 12 first paragraph (a) of the Act on the use of Denmark’s subsoil, cf. Consolidation Act No 1533 of 16 December 2019, as amended, licences may be applied for in an area defined by the following coordinates (geographical coordinates: European Datum 1950):

The area is located in Central Graben in the North Sea. See map below. All material relating to the call for tenders, including terms and evaluation criteria, can be found at: https://www.ethics.dk/ethics/eo#/5a9f0ce5-ea68-42ee-9618-60ad329c86ff/homepage, and can also be obtained at: www.ens.dk/en/miniround. Applications should be submitted via the Danish Energy Agency’s tender portal as indicated above.

The provisions and criteria referred to in Article 5(1) of Directive 94/22/EC, cf. also Consolidation Act No 1533 of 16 December 2019 on the use of Denmark’s subsoil, as amended, are also published in the Danish Official Gazette (Statstidende).

The default deadline is 1 September 2023 at 12:00.

If the period between the publication of this communication in the Official Journal of the European Union and 1 September 2023 is less than 90 days, applications may be submitted until 12:00 on the 90th day after its publication in the Official Journal or, if the 90th day falls on a weekend, a public holiday, Constitution Day, Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve, until 12:00 on the following working day.

Tel. +45 33926700

Email: ens@ens.dk

Internet: http://www.ens.dk

Danish concession areas as at May 2023.

Key: Blue: Current concessions, Orange: areas in the mini-tender