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Hydrocarbon search permits - Italy

Distribution of hydrocarbon exploration licence areas at sea. Hydrocarbon exploration, research and production activities in Italy are governed by Law No. 6 of 11 January 1957, as amended and supplemented; mining licences are granted by Decree of the Ministry of Economic Development. Exploration permits are exclusive mining titles that can be applied for on areas with a maximum extension of 750 km2; the same area can be applied for by several oil operators in competition. In addition to the first period of validity of 3 years, there are two possible further extension periods of 3 years each; there is also provision for the suspension of the time period for justified reasons. In the exploration permit, in addition to the acquisition of geophysical data, it is possible to drill one or more exploratory wells; if the exploratory well is successful, and a new reservoir is thus identified, the operator may submit an application for a production concession, which, once granted, allows the reservoir itself to come into production.

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Original title Permessi di ricerca idrocarburi a mare
Original abstract "Distribuzione delle aree di pernesso di ricerca idrocarburi a mare. Le attività di esplorazione, ricerca e coltivazione di idrocarburi in Italia sono disciplinate dalla Legge 11 gennaio 1957, n. 6 e successive modifiche ed integrazioni; i titoli minerari sono conferiti con Decreto del Ministero dello sviluppo economico. I permessi di ricerca sono titoli minerari esclusivi che possono essere richiesti su aree con un’estensione massima di 750 km2; la stessa area può essere richiesta da più operatori petroliferi in regime di concorrenza. Oltre al primo periodo di vigenza della durata di 3 anni sono previsti due possibili ulteriori periodi di proroga della durata di 3 anni ciascuno; è anche prevista, per motivate ragioni, la sospensione del decorso temporale. Nel permesso di ricerca, oltre all’acquisizione di dati geofisici, è possibile effettuare uno o più pozzi esplorativi; nel caso il pozzo esplorativo dia esito positivo, e venga quindi individuato un nuovo giacimento, l’operatore può presentare un’istanza di concessione di coltivazione che, una volta conferita, consente la messa in produzione del giacimento stesso.
Topic category
  • oil_and_gas
Sub category Oil & Gas Research
Resource language English
Domain area
  • italy_marine_areas
Owner MiTE
Provider MiTE
Data portal SID Il portale del mare
Presentation form Map (map represented in raster or vector form)
Spatial representation Vector - polygon
Coordinate reference system epsg:4326 - WGS84 (degree)
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  • OGC-WMS
  • OGC-WFS
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Temporal extent
2022-03-31
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Data accessibility The dataset is visible and openly accessible through the official Italian MSP portal "SID - Il portale del mare" (https://www.sid.mit.gov.it ). User have to click the button "Accedi" under the section "Consulta i Piani di gestione dello Spazio Marittimo". Official data and cartography can be viewed and downloaded from the UNMIG WebGIS: https://unmig.mise.gov.it/index.php/it/dati/webgis-dgs-unmig License CC-BY 4.0
Validation level Official data
Additional information More information can be found at https://unmig.mise.gov.it/index.php/it/dati/ricerca-e-coltivazione-di-idrocarburi/elenco-dei-titoli-minerari-vigenti
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