In December, 2010 the 102.40 sq km Fantozza exploration permit was awarded and published in the Official Bulletin of Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Resources LIV-12.

Found in the central Po Valley Basin, the Fantozza concession is a topographically flat are, typical of the Po Valley landscape, again, with exploration targets in the Miocene, Pliocene and Pleistocene turbidites. Deeper targets in the Mesozoic Limestone may also be considered.