Sicily Channel Additional Acreage
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4 September 2026
Sicily Channel Additional Acreage
A further permit application has been made for the Sicily
Channel gas play expansion near to ADX’ existing CR
150.AU Exploration Permit
ADX Energy Ltd (ASX Code: ADX) is pleased to report that a further application has been submitted to
the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security to secure a third exploration permit named d 370
C.R-.AU (Third Application) with an area of 517 km2. In addition to this application ADX previously
announced two (2) exploration permit applications on the 19th of August 2026, named d 368 C.R-.AU and
d 369 C.R-.AU (refer to figure 1). The three permit applications are proximal to ADX’ existing C.R 150.AU
Exploration Permit (346 km2). ADX holds a 100% interest in the C.R 150.AU Permit in the Sicily Channel,
offshore Italy.
A recent independent review by RISC Advisory Pty Ltd (RISC), refer to ASX Release dated 6 July 2026,
recognised that the Miocene aged, Terravecchia Formation is a valid biogenic gas play in the Sicily
Channel based on the analysis of the regional geology, offset wells with gas shows and analogous
discoveries at the nearby onshore Lippone-Mazara Terravecchia gas field and the offshore gas
developments at the Pliocene Argo-Cassiopea fields.
RISC noted that in offset wells surrounding the ADX Permit, the sandstones which are developed within
the dominantly shaley Terravecchia Formation frequently displayed elevated mud gas shows during the
drilling of historic wells.
Figure 1: Shows the d 370 C.R-.AU permit application as well as the previously announced d 368 C.R.-AU
and d 369-C.R.-AU application areas adjacent to ADX’ C.R 150.AU Permit with in the Terravecchia gas play
in the Sicily Channel (shaded in orange). The total area of the new applications as well as the C.R 150.AU
Permit is approximately 1650 km2
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Application Process
The Third Application was published in the Official Hydrocarbon Bulletin (BUIG) of August 2026, issued
on the 2nd of September 2026.
The following application process will be followed for the Third Application permit, as is the case for the
previously announced permit applications:
for a period of three (3) months from the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union, other interested operators may submit competing applications for the same mining areas;
in case no company submits a competing application, at the end of the competition period, the opinion
of two (2) bodies within the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security is required:
a) the UNMIG Section, a regional technical office responsible for overseeing hydrocarbon E&P
activities; and
b) the CIRM, the Commission for Hydrocarbons and Mineral Resources. This is a technical
advisory body that operates in the field of E&P activities;
within ninety (90) days of the closing date of the competition period, Audax Energy (ADX’s wholly
owned Italian subsidiary) must submit the request for an environmental impact assessment (EIA) to
the competent Authority and notify the Ministry of this request;
in the event of competing applications, the selection between competing exploration permit
applications is carried out by the Ministry, after consulting the CIRM, on the basis of various criteria
including the validity and novelty of the exploration objectives, the completeness and objectives of
the proposed work program, the timelines and methods planned for the execution of the work
program as well as the technical competency and economic capacity of the applicants.
Application Updates
ADX will provide further updates in relation to the application process for all three Sicily Channel
applications as results become available.
For further details please contact:
Ian Tchacos
Executive Chairman
+61 (08) 9381 4266
ian.tchacos@adxenergy.com.au
Authorised for lodgement by Ian Tchacos, Executive Chairman
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