The government has issued a renewed invitation for hydrocarbon exploration and production (E&P) licence applications. An open call to bidders was posted in the EU Journal on 3 April 2020, with all unlicensed acreage available. OMV dominates the current licensing and is focussed on the Vienna Basin and adjacent eastern flank of the Molasse Basin in the NE of the country. The company reported success with Dobermannsdorf 4 appraisal in 2019, whilst results from Maustrenk Tief 1 and Altlichtenwarth Tief 1 are still awaited. RAG has been exiting E&P but holds some remaining acreage in the Central Molasse Basin, near to Salzburg in Upper Austria. ADX Energy acquired the producing Zistersdorf and Gaiselberg oil and gas fields from RAG for EUR4 million (US$ 4.5 million) in July 2019, and also has pending exploration applications for Molasse Basin acreage previously surrendered by RAG. Interested parties can contact the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism, Section IV (Telecommunications, Postal Services and Mining), Stubenring 1, 1010 Vienna, Austria.<P /><P />
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