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COMMISSION OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)709 final .
Brussels ,23Deomeber 1976 .
REPORT
from the Commission totheParliament
andtheCouncil ontheapplication of
Regulation (EEC)Ho3056/73onthe
support ofCommunity projects inthe
hydrocarbons sector
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COM(76 )709final .

MOTIV ATION
1.The Council ofthe European Communities adopted on9November 1973
1Regulation (EEC)No3056/73 onthe support ofConmunity projects
inthe hydrocarbons sector . This support isintended toencourage
technological development activities directly connected toexploration /
exploitation ,storage orthetransport ofhydrocarbons ,which by
their nature improve the security ofthe Communities' .energy supply .
2.Inapplying this Regulation ,the Council ,by'its Decisions of19
December 1974 and 4May 1976,granted 55technological development
projects support amounting to77.Am.u.a . Moreover ,the Council
charged the Commission with thetask ofnegotiating and concluding
thecontracts with the benef iciaries and with ensuring the
management ofthese contracts .
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3.Inaccordance with Article 10oftheaforesaid Regulation ,the
Commission now submits tothe Assembly andthe Council ,theattached
report ontheresults obtained todate inapplying this Regulation .
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1.On9November 1973 ,theCouncil oftheEuropean Communities adopted
Regulation (EEC)No3056/73onthesupport ofCommunity projects in
thehydrocarbons sector .
2.This financial support isintended topromote technological development
projects directly conneoted with prospeoting for,extracting ,storing
ortransporting hydrocarbons andlikely toimprove thesecurity ofthe
Community 'senergy supplies .
3.When that Regulation wasadopted ,"theCouncil noted that theCommission
planned toenter intheCommunities *Budget anaverage annual
appropriation ofonly about 25mu.a.tofinanoe this operation during
theperiod 1974*-76 .
4.Thefunds made available bytheCouncil andtheParliament forthe .
application ofRegulation No3056/73infact total 79nu.a.sofar,of
which 25mu.a.were made available in1974 ,25mu.a.in1975 and
28mu.a.in1976 .
5.The Commission presents herewith itsfirst report ontheresults ofthe
application oftheRegulation during theperiod specified . Thedetails
relating tothe implementation ofthe Regulation are given inAnnex I.
FIRST SERIES OPPROJECTS (1974-1976 )
*' "r"'*''"1 ' ■/JJ 'I
A.Call forapplications andexamination ofapplication s '
6.Following theadoption ofRegulation No30?6/73on9November 1973 ,the
Commission published aCommunication intheOffieial Journal ofthe
European Communities inviting undertakings tosubmit ,before 30March
1974 ,applications forsuppdrt tot Community projects inthe
hydrocarbons sector *'
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7.Bythedeadline laid down inthe Communication ,13undertakings had
submitted tdtheCommission 23technological development projects ,fofr'
whioh thesupport requested totalled 74*2 totthefillet three
years .

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8.Theprojeota submitted tothe Commission were first examined toensure
that they were eligible under Regulation No3056/73.Thepurpose of
the examination wastoestablish that theprojects inquestion !
–aretechnological development projects directly connected with
,prospecting for,extracting ,storing ortransporting hydrocarbons
'andarelikely toimprove thesecurity ofthe Community 'senergy
supplies ;
–aretobecarried out byanatural orlegal person constitutedin
accordance with the laws inforce inthe Member States .
9.After the Member States hadbeen consulted oneach dossier ,the
Commission examined thetechnioal ,economic andfinancial aspects of
each project .
10.Following this examination ,the Commission Belected 21ofthe 23projects
submitted and drew upproposals for Bupport inthe forts ofaeubsidy
which would "berepayable iftheresults were exploited commercially and
ranging between one-third andalmost 50$ofthecost oftheplanned
investment ,depending onthenature andobjective ofeaoh project .
11.The Commission considered that the amount ofsupport granted should
depend ontheresults expected from theprojeot ,andinparticular ,
onthe extent towhich theprojeot could improve thesecurity ofthe
Community 'ssupplies ofhydrocarbons . The Commission tharefore .:
proposed that maximum support (49*9$ )begranted toprojects forths
development ofprospecting andextracting techniques andamedium
.*support (33k3%)toprojects forthedevelopment ofstorage and
transport methods . • ■t
12.Thetotal amount ofsupport proposed bythe Commission forthu
implementation of21projeota during theperiod 1974-76 vasfixed at
58861 066u.a.,fortotal investments oosting approximately 126 mu.a.
..,.,v v ^ •','' ■ ' - ■ "
13.The Commission 'sproposal was sent tothe Council on25July 1974
(Doc.C0M(74 )890final ), ■.'<> r : ,

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14.TheCouncil *8Working Party onEnergy began itsstudy ofthe
Commission 'sproposals on10September 1974.Even atthefirst few
meetings ,itbecame clear that agreement could notbereached onthe
Commission 'sconclusions astotheamount ofsupport tobegranted to
the 21projects selected .While reoognising that very advanced
technology wasinvolved intheprojects ,some delegations didnot
consider that theCommunity should contribute 50$oftheinvestment
costs ,especially inview ofthelimited budgetary resources .
15.Atitssession of17Deoember 1974,theCouncil decided togrant the
following support atthefollowing rates :
-40$forprojects onhydrocarbon prospeoting andextracting techniques ;
-35$forcertain projects onthedevelopment ofequipment andmachinery
forextraction operations ;
-30$and25$fortechnological development projects onthetransport
andstorage ofhydrooarbons .
Thetotal aidauthorised bytheCouncil amounted to42503159u.a.,for
work conducted between 1April 1974 and31December 1976.
Thelist ofprojeots receiving support isgiven inAnnex II.
C*Exclusion ofcontracts andadministration
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1.Early in1975theCommissioh drewupamodel oontract forthegrant of
Community support . 1
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17.Theprinciples ofthecontract areasfollowBi *''{ *'
-support isgranted foralimited period ofiimewdtheamount ia
fixed ; ' ''
-support 1.granted inthe .formof,asubeldy repa^ble withinterest
iftheresults oftheprojeot ereexploited conmsroiallyi ,v,,i

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–thecontractor assumes theteohnical andfirtanoial responsibility
forthe implementation oftheproject ; ' '
• • •
–thecontractor informs the Commission periodically oftheprogress
. 1ofthe work andoftheexpenditure incurred }'
–thecontractor Bends tothe Commission anyinformation onthe
commercial exploitation oftheresults obtained intheperformanoe
ofthe contract ;
-•the Commission andtheoontractor together establish artacceptable
form ofcooperation ifother undertakings receiving Community . :
support areworking towards objectives similar tothose ofthe
contractor ;
anyknowledge aoquired intheimplementation oftheproject isthe
property ofthecontractor ;
the contractor undertakes touse aconsiderable part oftheresults
obtained from the implementation oftheproject forthebenefit of
the Community .Inparticular ,heundertakes togive priority to
supplying topersons andundertakings inthe Community ,onnon-
discriminatory commercial terms ,theproducts ,equipment and 001*71008
based onthose results .
Once thestandard oontraot hadbeen adopted (12May 1975)# .'the."' *
Commission proceeded toconclude individual contracts ,tooommit
expenditure andtoauthorize thefirst payments .
Following the withdrawal oftwoundertakings ,the appropriations
committed inthe 1974 and 1975 Budgets were reduced to38913 959u.a.
from the 42503 15?u.a.deoided onbythe Council . Ofthat amount ,
paymeni of254^9 125u.a.hadbeen authorized at31Deoember 1975 &s
advanced andthefirst interim payments . Thebalance ,i.e.-
13444834uia.,should besettled by31December 1?76.1Asaresult ,
thereoipients .have' already received ,onaverage ,65$ofthesupport
granted bytheCounoil ,and,insome oases ,8056.Thelatter
Irecipients will not reoeive the remainder oftheir allocation until the
final report hasbeen approved bythe Commission .

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SECOND SERIES OFPROJECTS (1975-1977 )
A.Call ,for applications arid examination ofapplications
20.Thesecond call fox *applications forsupport for Community projects was
published inthe OJof21December 1974 . Bythedeadline laid down in
that Communication (28February 1975)*63Community undertakings had
Bent theCommission applications forsupport fortheimplementation of
120projects involving investments estimated atapproximately 300 mu.a«
21.Asoertain undertakings withdrew their applications andsomeprojects
were subsequently amalgamated ,thenumber ofprojects tobeexamined
wasreduced to86,andtheamount ofinvestments andassociated
expenditure fell to247 mu.a.fortheperiod 1975-77 .After the
projects hadbeen examined toensure that they were eligible under
Regulation No3056/73»andafter theMember States hadbeenconsulted ,
theCommission assessed each projeot anddecided ontheamounts of-
financial support which could beauthorized bytheCouncil .
22.Inview ofthelarge number ofprojeots under examination andthe
limited financial resources available compared with thenumber of
applications ,theCommission eliminated theleast important projeots
andreduoed theamounts ofinvestment proposed bytheundertakings ,in
some cases quite considerably .TheCommission also decided notto
consider twoprojects until thefollowing financial year.
23.Oncethese operations hadbeencompleted ,thenumber ofprojects '
eligible toreceive Community support wasreduced to38,andthe-
corresponding investments totalled 11?853142u.a.fortheperiod
1975-77 .TheCommission proposed thesamerates ofsupport /ranging -"
from 25to40&aathose adopted bytheCouncil initsDecision of
17December 1974,fortheinvestments planned ,toobviate any''
discrimination .
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*4.Inaooordsnoe withthecriteria applied whentheprojects euta.lt tedi„
1974were theCommis.ion considered thatthee projects -..,,
expected toproduce results Hkoly toincrease available supplies end/
orepeed uptheexploitation oftheCommunity -shydrooarbone resources .
should begranted themaxlmm rateofeupport (40*)whereae project *in
theetorage endtransport sector *should inprinciple begranted .
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Theminimum rate ofsupport (30$ ,.andsometimes even 23$)wasgrant o4
toprojects forthedevelopment ofservices .Only iftheimplement -*
ationofsuoh projects ledtotheelimination ofamajor bottleneck
'could they benefit from ahigher rate ofsupport .
25.Onthebasis ofthese principles ,theamount ofsupport which the
Commission proposed togrant during theperiod 1975-77 tothe38
projeots seleoted totalled 44-683758u.a.This sumwascovered by
theappropriations tobeentered intheGeneral Budget ofthe
Communities forCommunity projects .TheCommission' hadrequested the
entry of40mu.a .(instead oftheexpected sum of25nu.a.)for
1976 ,which ,with thenon-aut omati0oarry-over of11tau.a.from 1975•
would have covered theamount ofaidproposed .
26.TheCommission 'sproposals were forwarded totheCouncil on
3September 1975 (Doo.COM(75 )424final ).
B.Council Decision '
27*Thework oftheCouncil 'sWorking Party onEnergy wasaffected bythe
uncertainty surrounding thebudgetary resources available for1976 .
When those resouroeB were finally fixed at28mu.a.tincluding
25mu.a.granted bytheCouncil and3mu.a.bytheEuropean Parliament
instead ofat40mu.a.astheCommission expected ,itwasfound that
theCommission 'sproposal forsupport exoeeded theamounts available
for1975 and1976 together byapproximately 6mu.a.
28#Tokeepwithin thenewlimits onbudgetary resouroes ,theCommission
re-examined theapplications forsupport which ithadseleoted andcut '
theamount ofsupport initially proposed by6235123u.a .Thecut
wasarrived atbyeliminating three projeots which wero less important )
byreducing theamount ofBUpport initially proposed forfour other
projeots by5$andbypostponing three projeots until thenext
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29.Theamount ofsupport proposed bytheCommission fortheperiod .1975–77
wasthereby reduoed from 4468375®u.a .to30448635u.a.This
amount wascovered bytheappropriations entered inthe1976 Budget
(28mu.a.)andbythebalance Ofappropriations (11O85148u.a.)from
the1975 Budget ,which theCouncil brought forward tothecurrent Budget .
30.TheCouncil reached unanimous agreement onthis amount offinancial
support andontheconclusions reached bytheWorking Party onEnergy ,
andon25March 1976 itapproved thesupport tobegranted tothe
remaining 34projects# Thelist ofprojects Isgiven InAnnex III.
However theCommission Intends todraw attention within theframework of
thenext budgetary exercice ,totheneed toextend thevalidity ofthis •
decision until the endof1979 . * ''' ,J
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31,Before crude oilarrives intherefineries tobetransformed into
petroleum products ,andbefore natural gascanbesupplied to ;
consumers ,deposits must befound ,andopened up,equipment
installed ,transport facilities created ,processes developed ,
:operating teams trained andacomplicated logistics system
developed .Theapplication ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No3056/73
hasbeen confined tothemost important steps inthis complex
technical field ,i.e. iftparticular ,totheoffshore production of
oilandnatural gasandtotheseoondary reoovery ofoil .
32*Large newundersea deposits ofoilandnatural gasarelikely to •
befound onthecontinental shelf ,inparticular .Technological
«
,development must therefore concentrate especially onprocesses and
equipment designed toenable hydrocarbons tobeextracted from
underwater deposits .Such processes andequipment must enable
t
oilandgastobeextracted ateconomically acceptable costs ,even
inunfavourable natural conditions ,butsafely andwithout
endangering theenvironment .Extraction operations must notbe
affeoted byocean currents ,storms ,iceorsnow .Divers cannot
beused tooperate equipment andcarry outwork atadepth ofmore
than 200-400 mbelow thesurfaoe ofthesea ;remote-controlled
andeven automated equipment must beused toextract hydrocarbons
from deposits located atsuch depths .Itistherefore particularly
diffioult ,costly andrisky todevelop processes andequipment for
deep-sea production .Themajor oiloompanies oanassemble the
requisite funds byBtaged andtherefore slowly ,andeven ofthe
major companies whioh have embarked onsystematic technological
development inallcrut>-seotors ,only twoareknown tohave carried
outextenBiv »andsuccessful work tosolve their specific problems .

Thelarge-scale search forundersea oilandnatural gasdeposits
bogon only about tenyears ago.Inthis process ,andwhen
opening upthedeposits found ,theoilindustry found itself
confronted with entirely new,unsolved technical problems .
Until reliable technioal equipment isavailable fordrilling ,
extracting ,storing andtransporting hydrooarbons ,thebest
possible results obtained fromthesearch forundersea hydrocarbons
will remain worthless .Allsub-sectors must bedeveloped atthe
same pace asthelack ofaneconomically-applicable andtechnically -
reliable solution totheproblems inaparticular sub-sector can
limit orrender impossible theapplication oftheresults achieved
inother sub-sectors .
Sofar,17projeots ^have beenstarted ,asthefirst instalment
ofthework referred tointheCouncil Decision of19December 1974 »
theywill becompleted in1976/1977.'Consequently ,only the
results ofthefollowing projects ,which have already been
oompleted oralmost completed ,canbeassessed :
,,1 ,
35.1 *Drilling platforms anddrilling ships have BOfarbeen UBed
only atdepths of300-400 m,except inthecase ofone
rAmerican ship .With thedrill-ship "Petrel "anditsfuture
'sister ships the Community 1soilindustry will have atits
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disposal equipment fordrilling deposits located atasmuch ab
600atinder thesea.Further prospection will thus be
possible inlarge areas ofthecontinental shelf .
35.2 .Inanother project relating todrilling methods ,some steps
..have already been taken toovercome theproblems connected with
drilling atdepths down to 1,000 m.
35.3 .Hitherto ,divers have hadtohelp with theerection and
operation ofextraction equipment ontheseabed atdepths ofup
to200-300 m..Theuseofdivers atgreater dbptlifl canhardly
, ,t ;..i•r-~ivi!t ''
Ashort description ofalltheprojects isgiven inAnnex II.A.

bejustified .- ;The development andexperimental useof .a
remote-cont rolled extraotion system inoneoilfield -where
1
•the equipment islocated onthe seabed and canbeoperated by
,ji••'•.remote control -constitutes animportant step forward inthe
endeavour toensure the safe and economic extraction ofdeep-
seadeposits . The same applies totwofurther projects for
:1,.thedevelopment otremota-oont rolled Christmas treed for
individual wells orfor those whose wellheads can becontained
inasingle frame (template ). Inthelight oftheresults of
theprojeots referred toabove ,itistobeexpeoted that when
deep-sea deposits ofoil andnatural gas are opened upand
.worked ,the Community will have atitsdisposal thesuitable ,
-'"proven extraction equipment .
5»4r ,-Itwasimpossible tolaypipelines atadepth ofmore than 200 m
-,iuntil theStrait 'sofMessina project had been successfully
completed . During' that project the method tobeapplied .>.it
depths ofupto350 ® .was developed byadding pipe-handling
■bdoms tothe equipment ofapipe-laying barge . These
■'results served asthe baBis for thefurther development ofthe
i"equipment andprocess foruse .atdepths ofuptoalmost 600 m
!"in'theSicilian Channel .aspart ofthe second project under -
taken'by the same firm .
Without this meth'od ,theplanned commercial transportation of
large quantities ofAlgerian natural gas bypipeline from
Hasai R'Hel viaTunisia toItaly ,would not have been possible ;
•this would have been tdthe detriment ofthe Community ^
supplies ofhydrocarbons .
However ,itisnot only the discovery and opening-up ofnew deposits
inthe Community 1sterritory whioh represent adecisive factor in
the Community' soilsupplies ,butalso improved extraction methods
inexisting oilfields involving secondary andtertiary rooovory
processes . Suoh processes have enabled the output ofdeposits :
already being worked tobeinoreased from thecurrent average figure
of30$to40,50orpossibly even 60$.' ! i

Seoondary andtertiary recovery prooesses from operating fields were
developed andtested toonly alimited extent when 'crude oilprices
were relatively low,beoause ofthehigh coste involved . Ascrude
oilprices have risen ,sub-processes have become considerably more
important .
During thesearch forhydrocarbons ,there have been found on
Community territory ,extensive oildeposits inrecent years which
cannot beextracted bycurrent processes . Newextraction processes
must therefore bedeveloped ,but thecosts involved are sohigh that
thecompanies concerned cannot embark onthem without Community
support foranumber ofyears yet.
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17.Technological development projects inthehydrocarbons sector ,which
areoffundamental importanoe fortheseourity ofthe Community *s
supplies asdefined inCouncil Regulation No3056/731have ,inboth
ofthethree-year periods introduced sofar,been selected both from
projects concerning offshore methods and from projects involving
secondary recovery processes ,sothat almost allaspects ofthe
complex technology ofoil andnatural gas have been covered .
38*When selecting theprojects to "bepromoted ,preference was given ,
inthe case ofprojects involving the same degree oftechnological
innovation ,tothose which were likely tolead totheextraction of
more hydrocarbons earlier .
6«The implementation oftheprojects will speed uptechnological
development inthe most difficult sectors oftheoilindustry .It
isthe companies inthe Corniunity which will primarily promote and
benefit from this acceleration . Thefinancial support provided by
the Community will also enabla smaller undertakings toparticipate
inthese developments .
Anindireot success achieved bythefinancial support oftechnioal
development projects inthefield ofhydrocarbons technology has
been that undertakings inthe various Community countries have

begun tocooperate .Related and/orpartially-overlapping
programmes canbefinanced only once .Theundertakings are
therefore compelled toharmonize their programmes andtoUBetheir
individual funds inthebest possible way. The Commission *8
Steering Committees fortheindividual sub-sectors have played
their catalyzing role successfully . '.i .
'•Bocause ofthe noooefmry delays inestablishing .tba model oontract ..
the ^contracts between the Commission andtheundertakings were only
» • . « • •
conoluded bythe endof1975 endsocio undertakings found themselves
unable tobegin the' woric before this 1date *
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Itistherefore understandable that the undertakings will not beable
tocomplete their work before the endof1977 'v -'-n fere
. of andthat some have hadto -find additional funda,
particularly seeking newpartners ,toenable them tooarry outthe
planned work .These difficulties have likewise ledtodelays in
the work programmes ortolimits being imposed ,onthe scope ofthe
work ,originally proposed * ;■*Y.\: \ :

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ANNEX I
DETAILS OPTHEIMPLEMENTATION OPREGULATION HO3056/73
I
1,Theprocedure used bytheCommission toapply theRegulation comprises
three main stages :
(a)thecall forapplications andtheexamination oftheapplication
forsupport ,
(b)theCouncil Decision onthesupport tobegranted .,
(c)theconclusion andadministration ofcontracts .
Call for applications and the examination ofthe applications for support
2.Theapplications forsupport submitted totheCommission bythedeadlines
laid down inthe call forapplications published intheOffioial Journal
aretransmitted totheMember States foranopinion .TheCommission
examines thetechnical ,economic ,financial andlegal aspects ofeaoh
dossier ,after noting anycomments submitted bytheMember StateB .
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3.Themain purpose oftheexamination istoascertain :
•-whether thedossier submitted iseligible forBupport ;
-theextent towhich theimplementation oftheproject oanimprove the
security oftheCommunity 'ssupplies ofhydrocarbons ;
-thetechnological innovation inherent ineach project ;
-thenature andseal ofthetechnical andfinancial risks involved in
theimplementation oftheprojeot anditsestimated economic
profitability :
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–therisks ofduplication with anexisting technique orwith onethat
isbeing developed ;
–thetechnical andfinancial capacities ofthose responsible forthe
project ; -, ,
–themeans offinancing theproject andpossible intervention bythe
EIBornational bodies . , .. • .
Following thisexamination ,theCommission draws upageneral report on
each projeot ,containing ageneral assessment ofthemerits ofthe ,
projeot andaproposal concerning theamount ofsupport whioh itshould
receive .t.Thereport ;istransmitted totheCouncil forapproval *.,

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Council Decision .
5.The Commission *sproposals onthesupport tobegranted toeach projeot
aresubmitted totheexperts inthe Council 'sWorking Party onEnergy .
The Working Party analyzes the Commission ^conclusions oneaoh projeot
and makes any amendments which itdeems necessary .
6.Theresults ofthis examination are submitted tothe Council ,which
decides oneaoh project byunanimous vote .Inits Decision ,the Council
lays down the maximum amount ofsupport tobegranted toeach project
.asapercentage ofthecosts ,ofimplementing theprojeot ,andauthorises
the Commission tonegotiate and oonoludo the contraots and administer
theif performance .
Conclusion and administration ofcontracts '
7.The contraots forthe grant ofsupport are drawn uponthebasis ofthe
standard contraot approved bythe Commission on12May 1975 *
8.Each contract comprises four parts :
–général provisions ;
-atechnical annex describing thework (involved intheimplementation
oftheproject ,the time required andthe estimated costs ;
-afinancial annex setting outth6 procedures for paying the subsidy
andfor repayment and defining what ismeant bythe commercial
exploitation oftheresults ;
-athird annex setting outthecontractors obligations asregards the
dissemination bfthe knowledge acquired during the implementation of
thisproject *
9.The subsidy ispaid asfollows :after anadvance has been paid ,payments
areauthorized after anexamination ofthe records and aninspection on
the spot ,andafter the Commission has approved the expenditure effected
during theperiod covered bythe report submitted .
10.Iftheresults oftheprojeot areexploited commercially ,thecontractor
repays ;the Commission thesubsidy which hehadreceived ,with interest
calculated ,from ;the date ,onwhich thetimetable forthe repayments is
» » '' •
laid down bythe Commission * Theinterest rate isthat applied bythe
European Investment Bank onthat same date .

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11.Thedefinition oftheaommercial exploitation oftheresults depends on
theobjective ofeach project .Thefollowing mayberegarded aa
examples ofcommercial exploitation :
-thetransfer ofindustrial property rights orlicences forsuch rights
against alump-sum payment ;
»sal*es ofequipment onthebasis oftheresults ,whether ornot
protected ,andanyother form ofdirect exploitation ofsuoh results (
bythecontractor ,andthesupply ofservices based on'theprocesses
developed inthoperformance oftheoontract ; '
«*theexploitation bythecontractor himself ,orbyalicence-holder ,
onhisownpremises ,ofequipment andprocesses developed inthe
performance ofthecontraot .
12.Theadministration oftheperformance ofthecontracts consists of
monitoring theimplementation ofthoproject toensure itsconformity
with theprogramme forwhich thecontract waBconcluded andmonitoring
expenditure .Inaddition ,on-the-Bpot inspections areoarried out.
These periodic inspections arecarried outbyoffioials inthe
authorizing department (Directorate-General forEnergy )andinthe
Directorate-General for Financial Control inthe Commission .
13.Theadministration ofthe contracts also includes the dissemination and
exploitation oftheresults obtained inperformance ofthecontract and
theorganizing ofcollaboration andcooperation between those undertakings
receiving support with aview toencouraging theexchange ofinformation
onexperience gained andpreventing duplication ofeffort .
Orramzation oftho work
14»Fortheimplementation ofRegulation Ho3056/73,"theCommission has
formed aprovisional adhoounit within thoDireotorate-General for
Energy composed offour offioials engaged inadministrative and
advisory duties andtwoassistants ,working under theHydrocarbons
Director ,
15*This unit isadvized initswork byindependent technical experts ,
particularly inthefields ofoiltechnology endgeophyBios .

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ANNEX II
'''STTPFOftT GRANTED FOR CCCTTOTITY PROJECTS
.IE THE HYDROCARBONS SECTOR
FOR THE PERIOD 1974/1976
PROJECTΊSUPPORT
Definition oftheproject j
and those responsible l
t
II
Total invest­
ments for the
period 1974
to1976 in
units of
aocountRate of
supportCorresponding
amount in
unita of
aooount
A.EXPLORATION iI
I
1
Seismic Data Acquisition
Equipment :1,440,000 ,.30%
tf'''432.000
COMPAGNIE GENERALE UE
GEOPHYSIQUE '« «• 1
Deep Sea Drilling 13,200,000 5,280,000
COMITE D'ETUIES PETROLIERES
MARINES i« t •.• t **I
I
ι
Dynamically Positioned i
Drill8hip ,10,250,000
I40J5 4,100,000
ACKERMANS-V AN HAAREN etc. i
B.EXPLOITATIONI
■■■ I
»• i *I
Deep Sea Production to
1,000 metres18,350,000 40%
iI7,340,000
i
COMITE D'ETUIES PETROLIERES
MARINES ί "! ..... •
V>. . ; :■-ï
Pump dovm tool for "SEAL "
Intermediate System (SIS)1,341,000 -•'35^"" 469,350
SEAL LTD.
ι
Flowline andpipeline ■
diverleas connection9,272,000 ' 35% ' 3,245,200
SEAL LTD.
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Subsea remotely operated
pipeline pigging equipment1,196,000
* ,35% , 418,600
SEAL LTD. I
Remote -controlled separators
andtrcuisper primping systems3,415,000 ..•35% 1,195,250 .,
SEAL LTD.
SEAL "ultimate system "well­
head •3,036.000 35% 1,062,600
SEAL LTD.
••Automated subsea wellhead •" -•-2,'281,600 -'•""35% -798,560 -
TECHOMARE SpA
ΐ
Research into theexploit­
ation ofheavy oildeposits
inthe Adriatio;3,605,922 '35$ • 1,262,073
AGIF-SHELL
Acquisition ofa1production
technique fortheexploit­
ation ofdeep seadeposits
ofhydrocarbons ,2,400,000 !
•/ ■
11 • ■ ■4°*
I960,000
■laing -efim-atkins
Remote –cohtrolled subsea
handling device960,000 - .'40% 384,000
VIM TECHNOLOGY LTD.
G.STORAG3
Development andconstruction
ofanunderground reservoiJ ?
inasalt dome for storage
.ofliquified natural gas
(LKG)5,020,000
• ' »
\:-*,30% _
•. » '.,1,506,000
1
HJHRGAS
.Subsea orude oil storage • 2,400,000 30% ..720,000
TECNOMAHE SpA
»
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Research into theutilization
ofunderground petroleum *
rogervoirs for the storage of
liquid and/orgaseouB
hydrocarbons2.072,000 30% 621.600
AGIP
Cryogenic underground storage
ofliquified natural gasina
rock structure2,540.000
ι
ίm 762.000
GEOSTOCK
D.TRANSPORT
IDeepseasteel pipeline 12,720.000 30% 3,816,000
COITI TEP'ETUIES FETROLIERES
MARINBS
Deep seapipe-laying 3,124,464 30% 937,339
TECN0I1ARE SpAI
1
Laying ofaBubsea pipeline I
intheStraits ofMessina7,396,125 30% 2,210,837
SNAM SuA
Laying ofasubsea pipeline
between Sicily and TuniBia19,895.000 2% 4,973,750
SNAM SpA
TOTAL 125.915,111 42,503,159

.ANNEX XIA
Brief description oftheprojects in -thefirst phase :1f?74 .1975 and 1976
Thefirst phase ofthe implementation ofthe Regulation included aproject
inthefield ofproapecting for hydrocarbons designed toimprove seismic
measuring andprocessing equipment .
Under this projeot anapparatus was developed fortransmitting the seismio
Bignals picked upbygeophones inthefield ,viaasimple two-core cable ,
instead oftheusual cable with some fifty cores }this device picks up
signals attherate of125permillisecond or250signals per 2milli­
seconds or500per 4milliseconds –instead oftheusual maximum of$6
signals permillisecond -andprepares thert forinterpretation ,using a
small field process computer . The project isafew months behind schedule
and expeoted tobecompleted early in 1977 »Itwill considerably
facilitate thegeophysicists *field work andlead toimproved interpretation
ofthe measurement data .
Twoprojects were concerned inparticular with improving offshore drilling
techniques . Thefirst involved fitting theship "Petrel "with drilling
equipment ,making itoneofthe most modern drillehips in'the world .This
drillship completed itsfirst test drilling off Gabon inrelatively
shallow water -about 170metres -inthe summer of 1976andwill shortly
start drilling deposits atadepth ofmore than 400 metres bolow the
»surface ,increasing to600 metres .
The second project concerns the development ofoptimum components ofa'
drilling system foruse ondeposits asdeep as1,000 metres under thesea.
This includes notonly theimprovement ofdynamic positioning ,as ' r
installed andtested onthedrillship "Petrel "atdepths ofasmuch as
600 m,butalso thedevelopment andtesting ofconventional' anchors tohold
adrillship oradrilling rigwith cables orchains ,andthedevelopment
ofimproved risers between thewellhead onthesear-bed andthedrillship
• i * • w <.
ordrilling platform onthe surface . ,
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THOresults have BOfarbeen good . When the work iscompleted itis
expected that thevarious elements ofdrilling equipment listed will be
available fordrilling -atgreat depths under water .
ADREGARDS extraction techniques ,equipment forextraction from submarine
deposits isbeing developed infour projects .Thefirst Bcheme concerns
anextraction system foruseindepths ofasmuch as600metres initially
and dovm to 1,000metres oncompletion ofafurther project .Itincludes
theimprovement ofagimbal-mounted collection unit onthe sea^-bed at
depths ofasmuch as200 mtofititforuseatdepths down to600 m,the
development ofanintermediate storage container forthe crude oil
extracted before loading into Bhips and the development ofall the other
elements ofaremote-controlled extraction system installed onthe sear-bed ,
including theprocesses and equipment foritsinstallation ,operation and
maintenance . Thefirst prototype ofthis equipment iscurrently in
operation off Gabon .Itwastransported tothefield andinstalled onthe
sea-bed without difficulty . The equipment istobetested atthe end of
1976 onthree drillings .
Inthe second project ablow-out preventer was developed which isset onthe
sear-bed and operated byremote-control .Itisatpresent installed ina
North Seaoilfield .Testing isduetostart before the end of1976 . On
 the successful completion ofthese tests ,the industry will have aremote -
controlled wellhead which can beused inany depth ofwater' for the
extraction ofcrude oil andnatural gas. Divers arenot required for
either installation oroperation .
Thethird projeot isaimed atdeveloping aremote-oontrolled blow-out - •
preventer which canbeused atdepths down to600 m,sothat the
measureinent values from the'wellhead andthe command signals from the •
production platform canbetransmitted andreceived aooustically or,if
theacoustic system breaks down ,Gleotrically . The aooustio transmission
/•

system i«designed foruseindepths ofwater down to600mwith arange
ofupto8kmbetween thewellhead andthecontrol panel onthesurface .
Laboratory experiments carried outtodate onasmall prototype andtests .
intheIonian Seatoinvestigate thetransmissibility ofsound signals have
yielded satisfactory results .They arebeing oontinued with tests onan
industrial-scale prototype .Iftheproject issuccessful ,,itwill provide
theindustry with another solution totheremote-oontrolled operation of
blow-out preventers .
Inthefourth project aprocess andequipment arebeing developed forthe
remote-controlled connection ofpipelines within undersea and sear*bed
extraction Bystems .
Intheoffshore Sphere both extraction aiiddrilling equipment isbeing
built onplatforms ,which aresupported onstructures which areeither set
onthesea^bed orheld inplace bygravity .Even indepths ofasmuch as
200metres ,these areamong thelargest andmost diffioult constructions •.
man has ever undertaken .
Onecompany hasinvestigated thequestion ofhowbest toincorporate these
units into acomprehensive Bcheme ofdetection andextraction ofcrude oil
from undeivsea deposits .Allthemajor types supported onsteel
structures were examined ;fortwoselected types specific solutions ;were ,
found which aresuitable foruseindepths down to200metres ofwater ..-
Work isinprogress astheprojeot oontinues onbases forthese rigs for
useindepths down to300metres ofwater ,andunder thedifficult environ­
mental conditions oftheNorth Sea. .Inthefinal phase ,of,.this project ,
this development work extends also toanewfloating platform anohored' to
thesea-bed . '

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Another comjjtfiny isdeveloping acrude oilcontainer with amaximum
capacity Of160,000 m\The "possibility isalsobeing investigated under
'this project ofdeveloping theroof ofthetank tosupport aproduction
platform .Theoutcome' ofthis projeot will beafurther element inthe
■*system ofextraoting oilfrom deposits at'depths down to300metres under
•the sea .
0 ' .
Another project inthefield ofstorage aims atdeveloping facilities for
'thestorage ofliquefied natural gasatverylowtemperatures -about 160°C
below zero -incaverns ;pilot-scale trials areenvisaged .Inview of
theincreasing role ofliquid natural gaafortheCommunity 'snatural gas
supplies ,this project will produce avaluable addition tothe
conventional method ofstoring gasincontainers onthesurfaoe .
Theoneproject relating totheBtorage ofpetroleum ornatural gaainan
operational Oilfield will -ifsuccessful -yield valuable results forthe
secondary prooesses too .When thehydrocarbons pumped inarerecovered ,
some oftheoilpresent inthedeposit whioh oannot otherwise beextracted
soquickly should berecovered with it.
» '
Heavy crude oilofhigh specif ioweight andhigh viscosity canbeextracted
only under favourable deposition conditions with theexisting methods .
•'Resources ofseveral hundred million tonnes have lioen proven andthese are
•1
recognized asunsuitable forextraction fortechnical oreconomio reasons
'andsohave notbeen tapped ;these resources include some under thesea­
bed . 'Under oneproject ,twopetroleum firms aredovelop^Lng aprooesa
forextracting avery heavy type ofoilfrom anoffshore deposit and
*
carrying outpilot studies .IfthiB research proves successful ,the
field concerned will beexploited andwill thus contribute tothe
Community 'sSupplies .Other fields containing similar resources could
follow .
Since inrecent years aseries offields ofoilandgashasbeen disoovered
intheCommunity' scontinental shelf ,andoneistobeexploited ,efforts
areconoentrating onensuring that theoilandgasJLs,asfaraa-
possible ,transported bypipeline . 'With theaid

ofexperienoe gained inother production &roas such linos intho
Community have hitherto been laid inshallow water atdepths ofdown to
200metres andhigh oosts have been aocepted asinevitable .
Experimental pipelines arebeing laid inanattempt tosolve theproblems
connected with laying pipelines inthedeeper waters oftheStraits of
Messina andtheSicilian Channel indepths down to600 m.Ifthetests
prove suooessful from thetechnical point ofview ,alltheprerequisites
will bemetforlaying thepipeline forsupplying the Community with
natural gas from North Africa ..
Twoprojects aredesigned todevelop improved andcompletely newtechniques
forlaying pipelines atdepths down to 1,000 munder thesea.Moreover ,
oneofthese projects ,which isbeing carried outbyoil companies aims at
developing processes fortherepair ofpipelines onthesea-bed .
Theuse ofallthe above-mentioned equipment inthe offBhore field
requires striot observance ofunderwater procedures and work with asmall
butnevertheless significant expenditure ofenergy .Divers canoperate'
atdetths ofmore than 200metres only oncertain conditions . Sofar,
attempts have been made inparticular toreplace divers bymanned or
unmanned submersible craft and diving bells .Inoneprojeot ,however ,an
unmanned underwater tracked vehiole isbeing developed which can be
operated byremote control inany depth t>fwater and oan perform tasks of
afairly high degree ofintricacy .
.*>
.Brief description ofthe projects inthe second phase :1975 .1976 and 1977
Twoproj cts are concerned with thefurther development ofseismio methods
ofprospecting forhydrocarbon deposits . Oneofthese projects relates ,*0
prospecting forunder-sea deposits andtheother tomethods ofdeteoting

deposits lying doep down below thick beta ofstrata .
Theknowledge oftheoechanioal properties oftheBea-bedrequired for
building pl&tfonns ,containers andother structures ontheeoar-bed ia ■.
being gained through tests oncore samples . .Direct tests ofthiskind
canbesupplemented bymicroseismio measurement aandtheanalysis thereof .
Oneproject aims todevelop these methods further . '*•
» •
Therajiidly -devel oping technology ofdrilling atseaandits ,progress in-
other areas outside theCommunity istobeapplied under another projeot to_
thedevelopment ofthelatest drilling equipment fordrillshipa forthd '
Community oilindustry .Theproject will provide theEEC -petroleum
industry with themost advanoed drillship ,able tooperate inwater down
to1,000 metres depths * . -
-χ . ,
Five projects will develop modern produotion techniques ;newfloating and
anchored st^el orconcrete platforms aretobedesigned .Asregards the
* » « »
floating ,anchored systems ,theaimistodevelop platforms whioh canbe
moved relatively easily from onedeposit toanother sothat smaller
fields ,whioh would otherwise nothave been economically workable ,maybe
exploited . . ■ (
Twoprojects areconcerned with designing mobile platform ^equipped with
facilities forliquefying natural gasontheBpot ,again fortheworking
ofsmaller ,otherwise unworkable ,gasdeposits orfortheutilization of
thegasextracted with thepetroleum from relatively largo oi\fields •/. .
"Oneproject isdesigned tofacilitate theexploitation ofonly small gas
fields byusing thenatural gasproduced togenerate current and
transporting ittothecoast asahigh-voltage d.o.ourrent *
t •'•
Another area ofsignificance intheBearch forhydrocarbons forthe
Community -anarea offering good prospects foroilandgas-isalarge
part oftheArctio andNorth Atlantio region where ioeisamajor hazard .
Here oquipment onthesear-bed oazibeendangered byicebergs inshallow
water ,andindeeper water ,therisers between thefloating installations

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onthesurface andfixed installations onthesoar-bod ranbedestroyed by
floating ice.Production techniques designed forice-free areas have to
beadapted tothese different environmental conditions .This isthe
purpose ofoneproject .
Theanchoring ofallfloating drilling andproduction platforms isof
paramount importance fortheir safety andefficiency . Asdepths
increase ,thelimitations ofexisting systems will prevent theuseofthe
corresponding floating structures .Yet even within these limits
improvement oftheautomatio adjustment ofanchoring systems tochanging
winds andcurrents oan make their usesafer . One project isconcerned .
with this . •
Four companies are .todevelop new secondary prooesses inconnection with
their projeots . Twoofthem are developing microemulsions toinorease
theeffect offlooding with water and oneisconcentrating onthe use of
heat . The fourth project ,ifsuccessful ,will make itpossible to
extract crude oil from finely-faulted limestone deposits ,which have
hitherto been economically unworkable .
Under oneprojeot ,thepossibilities ofextracting crude oil from shale
oildeposits arebeing developed . 1 ; '
Thesecond project isdeveloping modern equipment fortaking core samples ,
tobeinstalled onboard aservice ship .' ''
Thethird projeot ooncerns newmethods forinvestigating thamechanics of
the Bea-bed . i

Continuing the development oftheunderwater tracked vehiole ,the same
firm isinthe secotid three-year phase ,designing additional advanced
t.
équipaient .
Twoprojects ooncern the development ofsubmersible craft forunderwater
work andobservation . One ofthem isdesigning asmall submersible with
sophisticated equipment which can beused indepths down to <1,000 metres .
The second project aims atdeveloping aparent ship whioh inbadweather
cancarry onthe work ofthesubmarines asasemi-submersible .
Oneproject aims atasubstantial improvement ofexisting television
equipment for underwater observation .
» •
One project isserving tobring about afurther improvement intechniques
oflaying pipelines indeep water .
Flexible pipelines can domuch tosimplify the construction and operation
ofunderwater extraction systems . Under one projeot further work isto
bedone onaflexible pipeline already tested andinwidespread usein
small and medium diameters ,-toincrease the diameter .Inasecond
project ,acompletely new system offlexible pipelines for thetransport ,
ofhydrocarbons within produotion systems underwater istobedesigned *
The purpose ofoneprojeot istodevelop ,insulated pipelines for -the
short-range transport ofliquid natural gas.
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Forallwater vehioles inservice under thesurface ,itisadvisable in
certain circumstances togenerate current inside the vehiole under the sea,
instead oftransmitting current from thesurface byoable . The main
technique available isthefuel cell .Inoneproject ,ahigh-capacity
fuel cell istobedeveloped andtested .
Fordelicate operations under thewater' 0surface andinbad weather ,
equipment which reduces theeffeots ofthe movement ofthesea could bo
ofgreat use.Inoneproject ,adevice isbeing developed andtested
which can considerably reduce theeffects ofwave movements .
Under one projeot anew method for Btoring petroleum incaverns waa tobe
developed ,which would also besuitable for use indifficult work
oonditionSf buttheapplicant undertaking hasoancelled this programme .

ANNEX III
" ; SUPPORT GRANTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECTS
V 1 i
IN THE HYDROCARBONS SECTOR
FOR THE FERIOD 1975/1977
>#>a–––– mm mmi
I PROJECT j SUPPORT
i
' I
I
IiInvestment
during .the
period
1975/1977
(inu.a.)Rate of
supportAmount in
u.a .
A.EXPLORATION ;1
« : !I
Study ofparticular problems
involved inseismio
prospecting atsea .t
3,888,950
• <' j359&
■11 . :y ■
I1,361,133
GERTH-CGO :.'«Sx I
Research into methodologies
and geophysical techniques
related toparticularly , >
complex geological 1
situations 15,280,000
'% i
»
I35$ 1,848,000 •
AGIP-CGG . .\
B.DRILLING , 1 f. ■' . .· 1
Design and development oft
new drilling equipment for 1
adynamically positioned
drillship3,708,000
/j
40# ..j
, i1,483,200
BEN 0DSC0 LTD. I
'l4
Il
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C. PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND
I'ROCfcuSING OF HYDROCARBONS»
i1 •, '
Exploitation ofoil and
gasfields indeep waters
using floating platforms2,416,000 •40% •ï 966,400
TEC80MAKE SpA 'i
iI
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! .
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Intermediate and deep sea - •
production platform ,•-4,423,000
Λ.·' -40%
[1,769,200
I. ;
VICKERS LTD. .
t
Research and development
project forproduction ooil andgas from deep
.•waters . •-6.672,000 . •40%
■.• ■ .i i2.668.800
TAYLOR WOODROW LTD. ^j
Novel offshore production
System .
*11.640,000 40% 4,656.000
I BP.,TRADING -CO.I.......... .
I
Offshore production i
system ("Exboy*' project )1,800,000I
40%
'Μ/.720,000
FREEMAN FOX &PARTNERS
Production offshore in
Arotic zones , . . !5,707,000 40%
I
i2,282,800
•GERTH , •
Separation processes •' 1,130,000
/40% -:; ! 452,000
BP TRADING CO.
Mobile offshore natural
gasliquification plant1,429,370
.• I40% •'571*748 ,
PREUSSAG AG Í.
LNG and .methanol
production onplatforms"1,634,700 ;
' I
1•Mi *--: *: ■<"40% •-,
•.i• ■ .653,880
. i .
SALZGITTER AG i
I I I\
I
LNG loading arm i2,490,000 40% 995.000
DA VID BROWN VOSPER LTD.
■M
-* 1
Mobile platform for
power generation using .
the gas production of
small oil fields2,800,00 0
»I40% '
..Γ..·.-!(.·■■{1,120,000
!■'.'
TTEUTSCHF .BABC0CK &
WILCOX AG , •
)-i • •'I
>
4.•» •' • ••' *****« ■ 'M»»* •■•••*If
i . .. . .•
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μ η„ .. «- .1,800,000 -·~·35% * 630,000 *1Development ofan •• >
automated mooring system ... J
WHARTON ENG .CO.LTD .
D.SECONDARY REC0VERY
IHCLUDING OILSHALES t( . .,i ,,
Improved crude oilproduct - 1,492,000 40% 596,800
ionandtreatment ...»
BPTRADING CO. • -M-m . '
Projeot ofapilot micro -* 3,500,000 40J& 1,400,000
emulsion andpolymer flood ; •'
intheChâteaurenard ' ■
reservoir • l ' 'I J
GBRTH • • ■ ', ' .
Development ofheavyoil 1,385,000 40%"I 554.000 I
production proceBsea inthe ■ - I
.Federal Republio ofGermany v' 1 1 '
VJINTERSHALL !
Hydrocarbon recovery from 11,665,745 I40$ 4,666,298
chalk deposita .I I ■;
SHELL INTERNATIONAL ' ....^ '■
"Exploitation ofoilshale 353,000 40$ 141,200
deposits
GEKPH ' . ! /r.;-
E.SERVICE SHIPS .SUBT1ERSIBLES . 4 .■ ..
'MP SOIL IMVE5TIGATI0N .
Geotechnical studies ofeea 197f000 40$ 78,800
bedandsubsoil indeep
water conditions I ..v.J–V ••• '1
CGG-SERCEL :'f>, 1 ■.! •
Specialized service ship' 3,508,196 \ '30$ 1,052,459
foroffshore eoil i > •
investigation |
PREUSS AGAG
, » >
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\

Soil investigation in
the North Sea,276*243 30% ;«2,873
FUGRO-CESCO
i
Asubmerged vehicle tool
system1,297,738 '454,208
miJN TECHNOLOGY LTD.
Design andconstruction of
asubmarine vehicle for work
and inspection operations
("Telesub ")7,907,276
\ 'i,,f3C# '
,/ •
. • r.rm -
! ': .'2,372,183
TECNOMAHE SpA
Service ship for submeraibles;3,858,750 35% i1,350,563
BRUKER-PHYSIKI'«V
I••
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Subsea viewing and
visualization system667,200 /' I7-2555 -
.;i'Î166,800
PERRANTI OFFSHORE SYSTEMS LTDJI. •i F. ENVIRONMENT ALINFLUENCES ' F. ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES
Swell damper toprotect j
offBhore installations
Jri«"270,0 66
.u ■•30# •
•\ 1•»V .81,020
BERT33T &00.
G.PIPE-LAYING I >
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New technology for pipe- ;
laying atsea1,740,000
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•''35^- ••609,000
BOUYGUES •
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H*TRANSPORTATION BYPIPES ;
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Development ofaflexible
1pipeline andlaying ,lifting
andrepair techniques for \
deep waters >.•'1,240,000
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t' »434,000
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High pressure hoses for
transport andexploitation
ofunderwater hydrocarbons1,651,200 35?S 577,920
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STANDARD TELEPHONES &
Ci-BLijS LTD »
Cryogenic pipeline for LNG
transportation1,920,000 30% 576,000
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OMNIUM TECHNIQUE DES
TP-ANHPORTS PAR PIPELINES
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X.PO'^RGENERATION UNDER THE
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Development offuel oells
asautonomous energy
sources underwater2,441,000ι
30% 732,300
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J. STORAGE
Study oncavern storage 1,143,500 303 343,050
BP TRADING CO.
Itotal
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