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Date: 1981-07-14
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION on the granting of support for Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector (1981) (presented by the Commission to the Council)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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                                           Brussels , 14th July 1981
                        PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
           on the granting of support for Community projects in the
           hydrocarbons sector ( 1981 )
                 (presented by the Commission to the Council )
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 ---pagebreak---                                               REASONS
1 . The Council of the European Communities adopted Regulation
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      ( EEC ) No . 3056 / 73        on the support of Community projects in the
     hydrocarbons sector on 9 November 1973 .            This support is .
     intended to promote technological development directly related
     to those activities in prospection for , exploitation and storage
     or transport of hydrocarbons which are likely to increase the
  ■ security of the Community 's energy supplies .
2 . In application j>f this Regulation , and following a proposal by
     the Commission , the Council authorised support measures involving
     a sum of the order of 211 million ECU for the carrying out of 202
                                                       2
     projects during the years 1974 to 1980 .
3 . For the current financial year the Commission , in the Official Journa
     No . C 254 , of 2 October 1980 - published an invitation to all parties
     concerned to submit ,- by 30 November 1980 , applications for support
     that might qualify for consideration in the course of the 1981 .
     budgetary year .
                                                                                ./.
   0J No . L 312 / 1 of 13 November 1973 .
2
   - Council Decision of 19 December 1974 on the grant of support for
        21 technological development projects in the hydrocarbons sector
         ( Doc . R / 3600 / 74 ) .   ,  ■
   - Council Decision of 4 May 1976 on the grant of support for 34
         technological deyelopment projects in the hydrocarbons sector
         ( Doc . Rf/ 854 / 76 ) . "                                  ...
                                               *
   - Council Decision of 25 October 1977 on the grant of support for
        40 technological development projects in the hydrocarbons sector
         ( Doc . R /2416 / 77 ).            *
   - Council Decision of 30 October 1978 on the grant of support for
        49 technological development projects in the hydrocarbons secjor
         ( Doc . R / 2671 / 78 ).
   - Council Decision of 29 October 1979 on the granting of support
        for Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( 0J No . L 281
        of 10 November 1979 ).
    - Council Decision of 27 October 1980 on the granting of support
        for Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( Doc . No .
         10142 / 80 ENER III ).
 ---pagebreak---                                     - 2 -
 4 . In reply to this invitation the Commission received applications
      from 39 Community undertakings involving 63 technologi cal development
      projects and estimated costs of some 678 million ECU during the
      period 1981 to 1983 .
 5 « The Commission , charged with processing applications for support ,
      gave the projects a preliminary examination to determine whether
      they were receivable under the terms of Regulation No . 3056 .
      As a result , six projects , with a total cost of 425,5 million ECU,
      were found not to be eligible according to this Regulation .
6 . The Commission then sent the documentation on each project to the
     Member States for the purpose of consultation and considered any
     observations or comments received .
7 . On the basis of these preliminaries , as well as information provided
     by the applicant companies , the Commission proceeded to assess each
     project and draft those measures which the Council would possibly
     be called upon to grant .
8 . As each project has to meet one imperative condition , namely that
     carrying it out would result in greater security of Community
     supplies of hydrocarbons , the Commission , in application of the
     provisions of Regulation No . 3056 / 73 , adopted the following
     assessment criteria :
                                                                     ./.
 ---pagebreak---        ( a ) degree of technical innovation in the project compared
              with the current state of the art ;
       ( b ) technical feasibi lity of the project , and probability of
            . success ;
       ( c ) the number or range of possible applications of the
              results of the project ;
       ( d ) reliability of the project in relation to the health
                        \
              and environmental protection standards ;       *
    . ( e ) risk of duplicating other techniques already evolved or
              under development and the possibility of co-operation
              between other similar projects;                  ,
       ( f ) the technical capacity and financial standing of the
              parties responsible for the project ; the possibi lity of
              an association between the   latter and the potential
              partners in the oil industry .
 9 . In making its assessment the Commission particularly took into account
      the question of certain objectives , which in the Commi ssi on' s opi nion
      have priority , being achieved by the project in question , e.g. :
      (a)     improving exploration techniques ;                                -
      (b)     increase in the overall recovery rate from known deposits ;
      (c )    increasing the recovery rate by eliminating technical obstacles ;
      (d)     making better use of small deposits ;
      (e )    improving the degree of technical reliability in relation to
              production from the fields ;                           '   '
      ( f ) shortening the period requi red before a known deposit comes
              into production ;                                        -
  .   ( g ) the possibility of exploiting heavy and viscous crudes as well as
              reservoirs containing crude of low mobility .
10 . The Commission has moreover decided that no supporting measures should
      be considered in the case of projects which :        .
      ( a ) are simply preliminary studies or involve no technical risks ;
      ( b ) relate to the perfecting of equipment which , although representing
              technological progress , offers very limited prospects of use'
          – in the hydrocarbons sector ;
       ( c ) represent a stage in developing an existing technique but do
              not provide the type of solution which takes future needs into
              account .
                                                                           /
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11 . In some cases the Commission has also made Large reductions in the
     investment sums proposed for Community support whenever the assessed
     cost appeared disproportionate to the stated aims or where part of
     the project did not appear to correspond with the intention of
     Regulation 3056 / 73 .
12 . Once the process was completed , 41 projects were regarded as
     qualifying for Community support , the corresponding investment
     amounting to 85.075.558 ECU for the three-year period 1981 / 1983 .
13 . The Commission proposes intervention ranging from 25 to 35% of these
     investments .
14 . In order to determine how much support to grant each project , the
     Commission ,     took   account of the provisions of Article 4 of
     Regulation 3056 / 73     referred to above , namely :
      ( a ) Community support may constitute only a minority share
            of the financing of the project ;
      ( b ) the sum which may be granted to a project shall depend on expected
            results and the relevance of such projects to the Community .
     In the light of these provisions it decided to work on the following
     orinciples :
      ( a ) maximum support will be given to projects , the exploitation of
            whose results would lead to an increase in the available
            quantities of , and / or speed up the process of making the best
            use of , the Community 's hydrocarbon resources ;
      ( b ) an intermediate level of support will be given to projects
            dealing with geophysics ;
      ( c ) a minimum level of support will be given to projects concerning
            the hydrocarbons transport and storage sectors ;
      ( d ) projects aimed at perfecting service activities will receive
            the minimum rate of support .    Should this type of project lead
            to the elimination of a major bottleneck it could be assigned
            a higher rate of support .
                                                                          ./.
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15 . In application of these principles and taking into account the
     project assessment results , the total support that the Commission
     proposes should be granted during the year 1981 to the 41
     selected projects amounts to' 25.999.693    ECU .
 *          *
16 . This support should be granted in the form of subsidies repayable in full
     in the event of the commercial exploitation of any results obtained .       .
17 . The Commission will ensure that the advantages granted by the
     Community to the promotors of these projects do not alter the
     existing conditions of competition in the Community market in       \   '
     any way incompatible with the provisions of the Treaty as it _
     applies to this field .              """      .                           „
18 . Where two or more undertakings which receive Community support are
     pursuing similar objectives , the Commission will organise special
     meetings with a view to achieving      an appropriate degree of co-operation .
19 . The appropriations available under Art . 3200 of the 1981 budget
     for financing Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector amount .
     to 23 million ECU .   In order to provide the total amount of -
     support proposed by the Commission , an additional 4 million ECU could , if
      necessary , be transferred from Article 3240 to Article 3200 .
20 . The Council is invited to approve the following proposals
     for support with the understanding that the Commission wi 11 ,
      of course , not sign support contracts beyond the level of
     existing budgetary availabilities .
      ...                         X         X
     The Council is asked to adopt the following decision :
 ---pagebreak---                          PROPOSAL    FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
                           on the granting of support for
                 Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No . 3056 / 73 of 9 November 1973
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on the support of Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector , and in
particular Article 6 ( 2 ) thereof .
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas Regulation ( EEC ) No . 3056 / 73 provides for the granting of
support for the carrying out of technological development projects
which are of fundamental importance in ensuring the Community 's supply
of hydrocarbons ;
Whereas it is essential to proceed with the performance       of projects which
are particularly likely to expedite the exploitation of resources and
improve storage and transport conditions for hydrocarbons in the Community
which could not be carried out or would have to be postponed without
Community support ,
                                                                      ./.
  0J No . L 312 , 13 / 11 / 1973 , p.1 .
 ---pagebreak--- HAS . DECIDED AS   FOLLOWS :
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                             Article 1
                                                    "
 For the period 1981 to 1983 / support shall be granted for the Community
projects shown in the Annex , in the form of subsidies , repayable if the
results are exploited commercially , up to an indicative amount of-
25,999,693 ECU .        '                                      '
This figure is given merely by way of indication and may be adjusted
within the annual budgetary procedure .
The ECU is defined according to the      Financial Regulation in force .
                             Article 2
The support referred to in Article 1 shall be granted for each of the
projects on the basis of the percentages sholrfn in the Annex of the
actual cost as verified and accepted by the Commission up to an indica­
tive amount also specified in the Annex .
                             Article 3             ~
The Commission shall negotiate and conclude with the persons concerned
the contracts necessary for , the implementation of this Decision .
The Commission shall administer such contracts .
Done at Brussels ,
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                                            For the Counci l ^
                                            The President
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                            Proposed support of Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( 1981 )
   01 . Geophysics and prospecting
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   Number
                                                    I
                                Project title             Promotor     Total investment       Appreciation and            Amount of
                                                                          ( 1981-1983 )        rate of support             support
                                                                               ECU                                           ECU
  01.26 / 81     Satellite navi gat i on / Pul se-8   Sea Survey Ltd .      1,256,641   Normal industrial development          -
                 integrated system                                                      No support .
  01.27 / 81     Further development and              Β.G.R.
                                                                                        Important project for explor-       301,046
                                                                           1,003,488    ing deep oil / gas deposits even
                 testing of the magnetotel luri cs
                 Remote Reference Technique                                             under salt . To be supported
                                                                                        30%
  01.28 / 81     Very wide band seismics              GERTH                   978,239   Normal industrial development.
                                                                                        No support .
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 Number          Project title             Ij'omotor  v,tal investment      Appreciation and
                                                                            rate of support             support
                                                                                                           ECU
02.15 / 81 New technology for oil well Te ;l Services                  Normal industrial development .
           wire-line logging           LU .                            No suppprt .
02.16 / 81 Heavy duty concrete         Hc ïard-Doris                   This project should provide a     445 / 895
           submersible drilling vessel Ltd .                           method of drilling which is
                                                                       quicker and considerably cheap
                                                                       -er than existing methods .
                                                                       To be supported 25%*
 ---pagebreak---      03 . Production systems
        Number                 Project title               Promotor      Total investmen'              Appreciation and            Amount of
                                                                              ( 1981-1983 )            rate of support               support
                                                                                     ECU                                                ECU
     03.102 / 81        Enhancement of performance of  Thomson Ltd .              1,783,580. Normal industrial development
                       tension Leg platform tethers                                          should be carried out for a
                                                                                             client . - No support .
    03.103 / 81        Design and development of a     S.S. O.S. Spa            , 1,246,547 A new concept for a gravity                436,291
                  •    fixed steel platform for                                              structure in 650 :      To be
                       650 m water depth                                                     supported 35% .
    03.104 / 81        In-field deployment of a ,     B.U.E. Ltd .           ' 3,058,840*    Engineering and design phases to 1,070,594
                       neutrabaric encapsulation                           ,
                                                                                             se supported 35% .
                       system
    03.105 / 81        Premi mi nary study of a       Bertin & Cie .                118,063  Feasibility type study to dimen­             •
                       Vui I leumi er-Cyc le                                                 sion equipment for offshore gas
                       refrigerating unit for the                                            liquifaction .    No support .
                    . liquefaction of the offshore
                       associated gas
                                                                                             Results will improve riser design
    03.106 / 81        Deep sea riser tests           Preussag A6 '              2,751,967*  B. construction . To be supported         963,188
                                                                                             35%
    03.107 / 81        Development manufacture of a   Babcock AG                    545,700  dill - improve greatly operating          190,995
  •  *                 prototype and testing of a                                            from artificial, islands part .x in
      1
      1                f reezfhg-pipe system                                                 i\rtic . To be supported '35% .
         s,
    03.108 / 81      - Subsea production system for   Tecnomare SpA \            2,390,865   Applications to deep water pro­        - 836,803
                       hydrocarbon field exptbttatior                                        duction . To be supported 35% .
    03.1Ό9 / 81        Modular design subsea oil      ACB                        2,951,583   Follow-up of work already carried 1,033,054
              i        production system                                                     out on Gerth contract . To be
    03.110 / 81
                                                                                             supported 35% .
                       Diverter development for TFL   ACB                           320,457  Will improve TFL techniques for
                       tools                                                                                                          112,160
                                                                                             deep water . Tp be supported 35% '
    03.111 / 81        Design and development t>f a
                       guidelineless insert wellhead
                                                      Shel I Int . Pet ,         4,910,864*  Jill improve considerably deep        1,718,802
                                                      Mi j . SV                              Water production techniques .
                       system for the subsea
                       production of hydrocarbon                                             To be supported 35% .
I .                    reserves in deep water                                                                  –      _*■-
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 ---pagebreak---    03 . Production systems (cont .)
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   Number                   F     set title                 Promotor       Total investment             Appreciation and                     Amount of '
                                                                              ( 1981-1983 ),            rate of support                       support
                                                                                       ECU                                                       ECU
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  03.112 / 81        Design and development of a                                                Important project will improve
                                                     She 1 1 Int .                1,731,079                                                      605,878
                     homing-in device for blow-out                                              safety of exploration S exploi­
                                                     Pet . Mij . BV                             tation of oil / gas . To be supports;
                     cçntrol
                                                                                                 35% .
  03.113 / 81        Deep water platform             Sea Tank Co .                T', 34 9,2 95
                                                                                                Drilling / product , capability                472,253
                                                                                                with dry wellheads on sea bot­
  03.114 / 81                                                                                   tom. To be supported 35% .
                     Underwater system for control  Mobell Ltd .
                    of blow-outs        '   ,                                    5,350,741       Similar to project submitted ir
                                                                                                 1980,. No support .
  03.115 / 81       Manufacture and sea trials      GERTH-                        1,841,434*      Follow up of contract 03.63 / 7&             644,502
              (
                • of a riser in resin-fiber '
                    composites
                                                                                                  Will solve important problem
                                                                                                  of riser weight reduction . To
                                                                                                  be supported 35% .
  03.116 / 81       Technological development work  Aran Onshore                           ) '·
                    associated with the production  Ltd .
                    of hydrocarbons
                                                                                      p.m .       Outside regulation .
                                                       !                -1
  03.117 / 81       Floating production       1     MACS                              p.m .     Outside regulation .                    .          -
                    development facility
  03.1 18 / 81      Deep watter gas production                                                   Interesting project with appli­                936,380
1                                                   BP Co . Ltd .              2,675,370
                            M
                                                                                1                cation to potential European                  •         V
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                 < "          , 4                 '                                              gas find . To be supported· 35Å .
  03.119 / 81    Gas disposal systems for deep      BP co . Ltd .                 1,961,938      Will improve safety of opera-                 686 , 678
                 water                                                                           tion and has widespread appli­
                                                                                                 cation offshore Europe . . To be
                                                                                                 supported 35% .
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 ---pagebreak--- 03 . Secondarv and enhanced recovery
 Number                 Project title                 Promotor  Total Investment          Appreciation and            Amount of
                                                                    ( 1981-1983 )         rate of support                 support
                                                                         ECU                                          I      ECU
05,22 / 81      Primary upgrading of heavy       j Veba Oel       4,301,782        Design and construction of a            1,?90 /; 15 ,
                oils and bitumen for             | EmbH                            4 - 6000 t / a pilot plane ,. ^ t'
                production of storable and       |                                 supported 30% .
                transportable synthetic cruder
05.23 / 81      Method of oil recovery by        J Pet rorep      2,276,936        Pilot project which , if succesa-j         653,0 ^ i
                carbon dioxide injection in      j                                 ful , will increase recoverable
                the Coulommes-Vaucourtoi s                                         reserves . To be supported 30% .
                field project design and
                experiment - France
05.24 / 81      Production test from the           Elf Italians   3,851,660       Production test by horizontal           1,155,498
                heavy-oil field of Rospo           SpA                            base . hole in a carstic pay zone .
                Mare ( Italy )                                                    To be supported 30% .
05.25 / 81      Field trial of a down hole         BP Ltd .           902,491      Third phase of 1980 project . To           270,747
                steam generator for E0R        j                                   be supported 30% .
05.26 / 81      Retorting process for              Veba Oel                       New design of reactor should permit 1,297,456
                                                                  4,324,855
                Schandelah oil shale               EmbH                           increased throughput for specific
                                                                                   plant size . To be supported 30% .
0 5.27 / 81     Pi lot ' plant for increasing      AGI P SpA      3,447,060        Project should increase recover­ 1,034,118
                the recovery of heavy oil ~                                        able reserves from Vollecupa .       j
                Vol lecupa field Italy        j                                    To be supported 30% .                ,
05.2 8 /81       The C hat eaurena rd pilot ' j    GERTH          2,701,367        2nd phase of 1980 project .                810,410
                 project : injection of the                                        To be supported 30% .
                 mi c ro-emul s ion
 05.29 / 81      The Pecorade pilot project :      GERTH              581,884      Project will lead to one in­               174,565
                 injection of miscible gases                                       crease in recoverable reserves .
                                                                                   To be supported 30% .
 ---pagebreak---  05m Secondary and enhanced recovery ( cont .)
  Number              Project title               Promotor Total investment           Appreciation and                "Unount Of
                                                              ( 1981-1983 )           rate of support                   support
                                                                     ECU                                                   ECU
05.30 / 81      Platform for processing        GERTH             4/486/ 613*    Continuation of 1980 project .           1.345.984
                heavy oil on the field : the                                    To be supported 30% .
                thermo-physi cal process
05.31 / 81      Tar shale : the Tranqueville   GERTH             2 / 192 / 605 Pioneer pilot plant for in-situ               65 7./ 781
                in-situ pilot combustion                                       combustion in Europe . To be
                project                                                        supported 30% .
05.32 / 81      Pilot project for steam        GERTH             2/ 701 / 310* Should increase recoverable                   810 / 393
                injection into the heavy oil                                   reserves .     To be supported 30% .
                field of St. Jean-de-
               Maruejols
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05.33 / 81      Pilot project for steam        GERTH             6 / 375 / 421 Study of steam injection in a             1 / 912 / 626
                injection into the Emeraude                                    heavy oil reservoir . To be
        ν .*   offshore reservoir                                              supported 30%.
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I Number                  Project title                   Ρ   ,
                                                          Promotor   Total investment        Appreciation and          Amount of
                                                                        ( 1981-1983 )        rate of support            support
                                                                             ECU                                          ECU
  06.13 / 81      Testing of novel offshore         BSP Int .  Found        356,026   Further tests on pile ha -nmers      84,007
                  hydraulic pile hammers            Ltd .                             developed in a previous con-
  06.14 / 81
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                  A field investigation into the
                  performance of a piled
                                                    BP Co . Ltd .
                                                                         4,285,714
                                                                                      tract . To be supported 25% .
                                                                                      Will provide interesting in­      1,071,428
                                                                                                                                  !
                  foundation system for an '                                          formation with regard to off­
                  offshore oil production                                             shore fixed structures .   To be
                  platform                                                            supported 25% .
  06.15 / 81      Development of a mooring          S.E.P.                  725,246   Final phase of 1980 contract .      181,311
                  system for floating production                                      To be supported 25% .
                  platforms
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 ---pagebreak--- i 07 m Auxiliary ships and submersibtes
   Number    I          Project title ./           Promotor  Total Investment          Appreciation and          Amount of
                                                                ( 1981-1983 )          rate of support            support
                                                                       ECU                                          ECU
  07.42 / 81     Development of a remote-      Z.F. Herion        1 / 385 / 955 Good concept with future appli *
                 controlled submersible for                                     cations . Should be presented
                 inspection / maintenance and                                   again in 1981 . No support .
                 repair work . . Project MARS
                              I ,
  07.43 / 81     Development of a control and  Z.F. Herion            469/285   Continuation of already support
                 navigation system tor 'the                                     ed project . Should improve via
                 diver assistance vehicle                                       bility. To be supported 25% .
                 DAVID
  07.44 / 81     TM-308 .  Unmanned untethered Tecnomare SpA      3/ 957 /294   Existing vehicles already meet
                 vehicle for structural                                         the specification of the deve­
                 inspecti on                                                    lopment . No support .
 ---pagebreak---   Number          Project title                  Promotor            Total investment        Appreciation and             \ mount of
                                                                        ( 1981-1983 )        rate of, support               support
                                                                              ECU                                             ECU
10.25 / 81 Development project                Tomassen                                Outside regulation .
                                                                            p. m
           Tomassen Gas Turbine ( TF-10 )     Holland BV
10.26 / 81 Self-destroying ,, instrumented    Symi ne x                      67A.648  Should provide an answer to an          168,662
           vehicle for the inspection of
                                                                                      important pipeline problem . To
           pipelines
                                                                                      be supported 25% .
10.27 / 81 A novel fire protection system! Blevex Ltd .                    2,425,669  Will improve considerable safety        606,417
           for LPG transport and storage J                                            of LPG transport and storage ope­
                                                                                      rations . To be supported 25% .
10.28 / 81 LNG-LPG offshore transfer          FMC Europe SA                  339,010  The project addresses a battle-          84,752
           systems
                                                                                      neck in . existing LNG technology .
                                                                                      To be supported 25% .
10.29 / 81 Pipeline route surveyor-pig      j P.L.S. ( UK ) Ltd ,            189,059  Normal industriai development .
                                                                                      No support .    „
10.30 / 81 Water soluble polymer pigs         PoLoS .   ( UK ) Ltd .           73,126 Normal industriai development .
                                                                                      No support .
10.31 / 81 Development of an UW-work and      ARGE-SUPRA                   7,821,421  In its present form this project
           pipe-line repair system                                                    represents an industrial
           ( SUPRA )                                                                  venture .   No support .
10.32 / 81 Flow and restart problems of | T„N„0 .                            288,874  Results will lead to methods of          72,219
           viscous oils in pipelines       j                                          restarting pipeline transport of
                                                                                      waxy crudes . To be supported
                                                                                      25% .
10.33 / 81 High pressure gas transport­       GERTH                          259,158  Important concept for gas trans­         64,790
           ation by barge                                                             portation . To be supported 25% .
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   Number                 Project title              Promotor   Total investment              Appreciation and          Amount of
                                                                   ( 1981-1983 )               rate of support           support
                                                                          ECU                                              ECU
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  14.11 / 81        Behaviour of salt caverns  . Wintershall AG            430,178     Should substantially increase       107,545
                  during long-term storage of                                          utilisation of salt caverns for
                    hydrocarbon liquids                                                storage of liquid hydrocarbons .
                                                                                       To be supported 25% .
  14.12 / 81      Development of a neto L.P.G.                                     -
                  storage technology               GERTH              2,479,330        Interesting concept for storage       –
                                                           .
                                                                                       of LPG . Should be presented
                                                                                       again in 1981 . No support .
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    Number                    Project title              Promotor  Total Investment          Appreciation and           Amount of
                                                                      ( 1981-1983 )          rate of support             support
                                                                            ECU                                            ECU
   15.17 / 81         The fatigue strength of         The Welding         p. m .      Outside regulation-
                      welded joints in thick plates   Insti tute
, 15.18 / 81          Design and construction of a    Spectra-Tek
                      process control oriented        UK Ltd .             784-775    Development not relevant to Reg.
                      mi ni -computer                                                 ( EEC)3056 / 73 . No support
  15.19 / 81          Design , construction and       The Weldi ng      3,641,476    Application of a novel welding          910,369
                      application o?s welding         Inst i tute                    method to J curve pipelaying .
                      machines for pipelaying                                        To be supported 25% .
     .
  15.20 / 81          Advanced deep water command     Seaforth           8,026,112   Similar to development under­
                      module and one . atmosphere     Maritime Ltd                   taken in an earlier round .
                      weldi ng habi tat                                              No support
                                ¥
  15.21 / 81          Development of a method of      S.S. O.S.         7,007,708    Similar to a project undertaken
                      underwater welding at                                          in , an earlier round .    No
                      atmospheric^pressure for the                                   support .
                      tie-in and repai r~of " subsea-
                      pipelines in water depth of
                  ' _ 650 m .
                             M             ».                                       This project should prove the           413,669
  1:5.22 / 81         High Energy Welding             B.U.E. Ltd-        1,654,677  viability of explosive welding
                                                                                    underwater . To be supported 25% .
  15.23 / 81          Optimisation of the             Acciaieria e         148,398  Should improve safety of opera­          37,100
                      construction and inspection     Tubificio di
                                                                                    tions in the storage and trans-
                      procedures of containers for    Brescia
                                                                                    portation-of hydrocarbons . To
                ,     storage and transportation                                    be supported 25% .
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                      of hydrocarbons
  15.24 / 81          Development of a reliability    URS                   729,560 Should lead to       improvement in     182,390
                      analysis system for offshore                                  platform design . To be support­
                      structures .   RASOS                                          ed 25% .
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                                                                                ( 1981-1983 ) χ             rate of support              support
                                                                                       ECU    ;                                            ECU
15.25 / 81     ' Hyperbaric testing facility          S.R.C.                       1,426,864    The programme is only indirectly            • ■■ -   '
                                                                                                related to Reg . ( EEO3056 / 73 .
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                                                                                                No support .
15.26 / 81  ,     Coal-oil dispersions handling      BP Co . Ltd .                      p.m .   Outside Regulation .
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15.27 / 81        Development and demonstration      BP Co . Ltd .                      p.m .   Outside Regulation .
                  of process for , preparing coal-
                  oil dispersions
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             .      GENERAL TOTAL                                              136,631 ,.71 ?                                            25,999,693
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    Amount reduced .                               '                                                      \      , :
                                                                 1 ECU - = DM      2 / 55708        1   .
                                                                       '   HFl . 2,76937
                                                                           UKfc    0,56067
                                                                           FF .    5,92902
                                                                                                                                1
                                                                           Lit . 1212,95
                                             1
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                                                                           US t    1,31449
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 ---pagebreak---                                    FINANCIAL RECORD
   1 . Relevant budget heading code : Article 320 - Item 3200
   2 . Title of budget heading : 'Community technological development projects
                                     i r> the - hydrocarbons sector' .
   3 . Legal basis :
   3.0 . Regulation ( EEC ) No . 3056 / 73 of the Council of 9 November 1973 , on the
          support of Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( 0J No . 312
          of 13 November 1973 ).            . '
   3.1 . Council Decision of 19 December 1974 , on the grant of measures of support
          for Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( Doc . R / 3600 / 74 ).
   3.2 . Council Decision of 4 May 1976 , on the grant of measures of support
          for Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( Doc . R / 854 / 76 ).
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   3.3 . Council Decision of 25 October 1977 , on the grant of measures of support
          for Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( Doc . R / 2416 / 77 ).
■ 3.4 . Council Decision of 30 October 1978 , on the grant of measures of support
          for Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( Doc . R / 2671 / 78 ).
   3.5 . Council Decision of 29 October 1979 , on the granting of support for
          Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( OJ L 281 of 10 November 1979 )
   3.6 . Council Decision of 27- October 1980 , on the granting of support for
          Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( Doc . No . 10142 / 80 ENERIII ).
   3.7 . Commission proposal on the granting of support for Community projects
          in the hydrocarbons sector ( 1981-1983 ).
   4 . Description of the measure : Granting 23 Community undertakings financial
                                          aid for use on projects in the hydrocarbons sector
   5 . Objective : To promote technological development directly related to the
                      activities of prospection for , and exploitation , transport and
                    • storage of hydrocarbons likely to increase the security of the
                      Community 's supplies in hydrocarbons .             •        ~
   6 . Justification of the Project : Because of the technical risks and the
                  '                          financial burden involved in carrying out the
                                             technical development projects , they would
                                             not be carried out or would have to be
                                             postponed ( thus considerably prejudicing the
               •\                            security of hydrocarbons supplies ) unless the
 ,                                           Community provided financial support .
   7 . Appropriations : ( See Table on next page ).-                   '    <
   8 . Type of control to be applied :
   8.1 . There is to be no control by Member States . The authorising department and
          Financial Control will carry out regular on-the - spot checks on documents ,
          and will follow the completion of the projects by means of the technical
          and financial reports which the undertakings are required to send in
          regularly .
   8.2 . The Commission is to present an annual report to the Council on the state
          of progress of each project and the sums committed in carrying it out ;
          the Commission also has to submit an annual report to the Council and the
        , European Parliament on the implementation of Regulation No . 3056 / 73 .
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                                           ANNEX
                                   7.1 . MULTI-ANNUAL TIMETABLE FOR DI FFERENTIATED APPROPRI ATI ONS
                                                                                                                      ECU
                                                                ; T -                  PAYMENTS          "
                      COMMITMENTS
                                                '
                                                      19 8 0            19 8 1        19 8-2           19 8 3       19 8 4
                                                                                                                 and subs , years
    - Commitments entered into
      before 1980 to be covered by
      new appropriations for
      payment                        39,450,000      16,000,000          p.m .        2,000,000        6,450,000   15,000,000
    - Appropriation outstanding
      from 1979                       9,500,000       3,000,000          p.m .        2,000,000      . 2,000,000    2,500,000
    - Appropriation for 1980         15,000,000       5,000,000       »  p.m .        3,500,000        3,500,000    3,000,000
    - Appropriation for 1981         23,000,000
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                                                                         p.m . '    , 3,500,000        5,500,000   14,000,000 '
    TOTAL                            86,950,000 /    24,000,000    \     p.m .      11,000,000 '    17,450,000     34,500,000
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