Malta Notice on Hydrocarbon Authorisations Directive 94/22/EC

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Published March 25th, 2026

Detected March 25th, 2026

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The Government of Malta has issued a notice concerning Directive 94/22/EC regarding the conditions for granting and using authorisations for hydrocarbon prospection, exploration, and production. This notice is published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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This document is a notice from the Government of Malta published in the EU's Official Journal concerning Directive 94/22/EC. The directive pertains to the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration, and production of hydrocarbons. The notice itself does not introduce new regulations or obligations but serves as an official communication regarding the application of the existing EU directive within Malta.

Compliance officers should note this publication as an informational update related to hydrocarbon licensing in Malta. No immediate actions are required based solely on this notice, as it pertains to existing EU legislation. However, entities involved in hydrocarbon activities in Malta should ensure their practices align with the requirements of Directive 94/22/EC as communicated by the Maltese government.

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Notice from the Government of Malta concerning 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

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of the European Union | EN

C series |

| | C/2026/1943 | 25.3.2026 |
Notice from the Government of Malta concerning 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

(C/2026/1943)

Pursuant to the Notice from the Government of Malta concerning the above-mentioned Directive published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 27 April 2023 (2023/C 145/10), the Continental Shelf Department within the Ministry for Finance hereby notifies that Area 2 and Area 7 are now available for authorisation on a permanent basis under either an exploration licence or an exploration and production licence.

Pursuant to Notices 2013/C 127/04, 2014/C 99/4, 2015/C 97/05, 2019/C 258/05 and 2022/C 428/04, the following areas and blocks remain open for authorisation on a permanent basis under either an exploration licence or an exploration and production licence:

| (i) | Area 1 |

| (ii) | Area 3 (Blocks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8) |

| (iii) | Area 4 (Blocks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7) |

| (iv) | Area 5 and |

| (v) | Area 6. |
Applications shall be made in accordance with the Schedule under Regulation 6 of the Petroleum (Production) Regulations S.L. 156.01. The following fees shall apply:

| — | An application fee of ten thousand euro (EUR 10 000) shall be paid for an exploration licence. |

| — | An application fee of twenty thousand euro (EUR 20 000) shall be paid for an exploration and production licence. |
Information regarding this notice, together with information regarding the geographical coordinates of the areas and blocks, may be obtained by contacting the Director General of the Continental Shelf Department at Block E, Antonio Maurizio Valperga Street, Floriana, FRN 1700, Malta on dgcs.csmalta@gov.mt and on continentalshelf.gov.mt.

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