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Final classification of fallow areas pursuant to Article 4.4 of the covenant Continental Shelf

Considering the relationship between the inventory of inactive areas in offshore licenses based on Article 32a.1 of the Dutch Mining Act and the Convenant for the stimulation of exploration and development of hydrocarbon reserves and the storage of substances on the Dutch Continental Shelf, in force since 16th September 2010, it is decided that the publication of the inventory regarding offshore licences as mentioned above and the publication of the final classification of fallow areas as meant in Article 4 subsection 4 of the Covenant, will take place simultaneously, complying to the noted terms in the Covenant.

The effectuation of the covenant is subdivided into five phases with the following important dates and terms:

Phase 1: January 10th 2011 Publication provisional classification
Phase 2: July 1st 2011 Publication definitive classification
Phase 3: July 1st 2011 - April 1st 2012 Term for submitting activity plan by main licensee
Phase 4: April 1st 2012 - July 1st 2012 Term for submitting activity plan by operator or co-licensee
Phase 5: From July 1st 2012 Submitting activity plan by others

The term of phase 3 may be extended by three months if the license has been transferred to a new licensee during the last three months. In this case the subsequent terms will shift accordingly

Below the above mentioned inventory regarding offshore licenses is given:


Offshore  
Licences Operator
A12a Chevron Exploration & Production Netherlands
A12d Chevron Exploration & Production Netherlands
A18a Chevron Exploration & Production Netherlands
A18c Chevron Exploration & Production Netherlands
B10c & B13a Chevron Exploration & Production Netherlands
B18a Venture Production Nederland
D12a Wintershall Noordzee
D15 Gaz de France Suez E&P Nederland
E15a Wintershall Noordzee
E15b Wintershall Noordzee
E16a Gaz de France Suez E&P Nederland
E17a & E17b Gaz de France Suez E&P Nederland
E18a Wintershall Noordzee
F02a Dana Petroleum Netherlands
F03a Venture Production Nederland
F03b Gaz de France Suez E&P Nederland
F06a Total Exploration & Production Nederland
F13a Wintershall Noordzee
F15a Total Exploration & Production Nederland
F15d Total Exploration & Production Nederland
F16 Wintershall Noordzee
F17c Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij
G14 & G17b Gaz de France Suez E&P Nederland
G16a Gaz de France Suez E&P Nederland
G16b Gaz de France Suez E&P Nederland
G17a Gaz de France Suez E&P Nederland
G17c & G17d Gaz de France Suez E&P Nederland
J03a Total Exploration & Production Nederland
J03b & J06 Venture Production Nederland
K01a Total Exploration & Production Nederland
K01b & K02a Total Exploration & Production Nederland
K02b Gaz de France Suez E&P Nederland
K02c Total Exploration & Production Nederland
K03a Gaz de France Suez E&P Nederland
K03b Total Exploration & Production Nederland
K03c Gaz de France Suez E&P Nederland
K03d Total Exploration & Production Nederland
K04a Total Exploration & Production Nederland
K04b & K05a Total Exploration & Production Nederland
K05b Total Exploration & Production Nederland
K06 & L07 Total Exploration & Production Nederland
K07 Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij
K08 & K11 Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij
K09a & K09b Gaz de France Suez E&P Nederland
K09c Gaz de France Suez E&P Nederland
K10a Wintershall Noordzee
K10b & K10c Wintershall Noordzee
K12 Gaz de France Suez E&P Nederland
K14 Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij
K15 Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij
K17 Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij
K18a Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij
K18b Wintershall Noordzee
L01a Total Exploration & Production Nederland
L01d Total Exploration & Production Nederland
L01e Total Exploration & Production Nederland
L01f Total Exploration & Production Nederland
L02 Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij
L04a Total Exploration & Production Nederland
L04c Gaz de France Suez E&P Nederland
L05a Gaz de France Suez E&P Nederland
L05b Wintershall Noordzee
L05c Wintershall Noordzee
L06a Wintershall Noordzee
L06b Wintershall Noordzee
L06d ATP Oil and gas Netherlands
L08a Wintershall Noordzee
L08b Wintershall Noordzee
L09 Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij
L10 & L11a Gaz de France Suez E&P Nederland
L11b Oranje-Nassau Energie
L12a Gaz de France Suez E&P Nederland
L12b & L15b Gaz de France Suez E&P Nederland
L12c Tullow Oil
L12d Tullow Oil
L13 Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij
L15c Gaz de France Suez E&P Nederland
L15d Tullow Oil
L16a Wintershall Noordzee
M01a Oranje-Nassau Energie
M07 Oranje-Nassau Energie
M09a Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij
N07a Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij
N07b Gaz de France Suez E&P Nederland
P06 Wintershall Noordzee
P08a Grove Energy
P09a & P09b Chevron Exploration & Production Netherlands
P09c Chevron Exploration & Production Netherlands
P10a Dana Petroleum Netherlands
P10b Dana Petroleum Netherlands
P11b Dana Petroleum Netherlands
P12 Wintershall Noordzee
P14a Dana Petroleum Netherlands
P15a & P15b TAQA Offshore
P15c TAQA Offshore
P18a TAQA Offshore
P18c TAQA Offshore
Q01 Chevron Exploration & Production Netherlands
Q02c Chevron Exploration & Production Netherlands
Q04 Wintershall Noordzee
Q05cde Wintershall Noordzee
Q08 Wintershall Noordzee
Q13a Gaz de France Suez E&P Nederland
Q16a Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij