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Volume CXLVIII, No. 51
December 18, 2008
The British Columbia Gazette
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CALLING FOR TENDERS

Competition for the right to explore and develop Crown petroleum and natural gas resources.

Take notice that, pursuant to section 71 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, sealed bids addressed to the Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, and submitted to the office of the Director, Oil and Gas Titles Branch, Titles Division, Sixth Floor, 1810 Blanshard Street, PO Box 9326, Stn Prov Govt, Victoria, BC V8W 9N3, will be received up to 12:00 noon, Wednesday, January 14, 2009, for the privilege of obtaining petroleum and natural gas rights as outlined below. Accepted offers will be determined, based on the highest acceptable cash bonus and will be announced no later than 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 15, 2009.

Bidding procedures and conditions are defined in Information Letter TITLES-07-03 available from the Titles Division, Sixth Floor, 1810 Blanshard Street, Box 9326, Stn Prov Govt, Victoria, BC V8W 9N3, telephone 250 952-0333.

Bids that do not meet the requirements specified in Information Letter TITLES-07-03 will not be accepted.

Parcels 61537 – 61554 inclusive, are offered for tender on January 14, 2009. Details of the intended disposal containing full parcel descriptions, including the parcel type (Permit, Drilling Licence, Petroleum and Natural Gas Leases), parcel number, parcel area (in hectares), tract number, tract description, rights offered, conditional caveats, terms, fees, rent per hectare and other pertinent information are accessible from the following sources:

View the Public Tender Notice (and all applicable amendments) on the Titles Division website at: http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Titles/OGTitles/SalesNotices/Pages/default.aspx ;

Email subscription to receive an electronic version of the Public Tender Notice (and all applicable amendments); and

Printed hardcopy version of the Public Tender Notice (and all applicable amendments) available for pickup at the Titles Division office, Sixth Floor, 1810 Blanshard Street, Victoria, BC.

Contact Nicole Tudela, Titles Division, Sixth Floor, 1810 Blanshard Street (PO Box 9326, Stn Prov Govt), Victoria, BC V8W 9N3, telephone 250 952-0333 or email Nicole.Tudela@gov.bc.ca to arrange to receive the Public Tender Notice (and all applicable amendments) in a manner that best meets your needs. Instructions for email subscriptions can be viewed on the Titles Division website at: http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Titles/OGTitles/SalesNotices/Pages/default.aspx .

The right to reject any or all bids is reserved.

Dated at Victoria, BC, this 27th day of November 2008. — Richard Neufeld, Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. [de18]