CELEX: 51983PC0363
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Date: 1983-06-16
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the granting of support for Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector (1983) (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak---    COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                  COM(83) 3 6 3 f i n a l .
                                                   Brussels, 16 June 1 9 8 3 .
                                   ProposaL   for  a
                                  COUNCIL  DECISION
           on the granting   of  support  for  Community p r o j e c t s        in the
                           hydrocarbons    sector    (1983)
                  (submitted  to  the  Council   by t h e C o m m i s s i o n )
COM(83)363 final
 ---pagebreak---                                                                REASONS
                                                                                                                                    1
1.    The    Council       of     the    European Communities               adopted       Regulation       (EEC) No.        3056/73
      on t h e     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           of    this   Regulation,          and f o l l o w i n g  a proposal       by    the
      Commission,          the      Council     authorised          support      measures        involving      a
      sum o f      the    order       of  2 5 5 m i l l i o n ECU f o r     the     carrying      out   of  281     projects
                                                             2
      during       the    years       1974 t o 1 9 8 2 .
1
   OJ      No.   L 312/1        of    13 November           1973.
2
   -    C o u n c i l D e c i s i o n o f 19 D e c e m b e r 1974 o n t h e g r a n t i n g o f s u p p o r t         for
        Community p r o j e c t s i n the hydrocarbons s e c t o r (Doc. R / 3 6 0 0 / 7 4 ) .
   -    C o u n c i l D e c i s i o n o f 4 May 1 9 7 6 o n t h e g r a n t i n g o f s u p p o r t         for
        Community p r o j e c t s i n the hydrocarbons s e c t o r (Doc. R / 8 5 4 / 7 6 ) .
   -    C o u n c i l D e c i s i o n o f 25 O c t o b e r 1 9 7 7 o n t h e g r a n t i n g      of support        for
        Community p r o j e c t s i n the h y d r o c a r b o n s s e c t o r (Doc.                R/2416/77).
   -    C o u n c i l D e c i s i o n o f 30 O c t o b e r 1978 on t h e g r a n t i n g          of support         for
        Community p r o j e c t s i n the h y d r o c a r b o n s s e c t o r ( D o c .            R/2671/78).
   -     C o u n c i l D e c i s i o n o f 29 O c t o b e r 1979 on t h e g r a n t i n g o f s u p p o r t          for
        C o m m u n i t y p r o j e c t s i n t h e h y d r o c a r b o n s s e c t o r ( O J N o . L 281 o f
         10 N o v e m b e r 1 9 7 9 ) .
   -     C o u n c i l D e c i s i o n o f 27 O c t o b e r 1980 on t h e g r a n t i n g          of support        for
        Community p r o j e c t s i n the h y d r o c a r b o n s s e c t o r ( D o c .            No. 10142/80
         ENER 1 1 1 ) .
   -     C o u n c i l D e c i s i o n o f 27 O c t o b e r 1981 o n t h e g r a n t i n g         of support        for
         Community p r o j e c t s i n the h y d r o c a r b o n s s e c t o r ( D o c .           No. 100024/81
         ENER 1 1 4 ) .
   -     C o u n c i l D e c i s i o n o f 28 J u l y 1982 on t h e g r a n t i n g o f            support     for
         Community p r o j e c t s i n the h y d r o c a r b o n s s e c t o r ( D o c .           No. 8746/82
         ENER 1 2 9 ) .
    -    C o u n c i l D e c i s i o n o f 21 D e c e m b e r 1 9 8 2 , s u p p l e m e n t a r y t o t h e D e c i s i o n
        o f 28 J u l y 1982 on t h e g r a n t i n g o f s u p p o r t f o r Community p r o j e c t s
         i n t h e h y d r o c a r b o n s s e c t o r ( D o c . N o . 1 2 0 3 1 / 8 2 ENER 2 1 0 ) .
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 3.   For the        current       financial      year    the   Commission, in           the      Official       Journal  -
      No.    C 175 o f       13 J u l y    1982 -    published        an    invitation        to    all    parties
      concerned         to     submit,      by   30 November        1982,     applications            for   support    that
     might        qualify      for     consideration       in   the     course of       the     1983 b u d g e t a r y year.
4.    In    reply     to   this      invitation      the   Commission r e c e i v e d          applications
     from      36 Community            undertakings       involving        49 t e c h n o l o g i c a l  development
     projects         and e s t i m a t e d   costs of     some 1 2 7 m i l l i o n     ECU d u r i n g      the
     period        1983 t o      1985.
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          N° 3 0 5 6 .     The    purpose
    of     this      examination         was t o   establish       whether        :
    -    the     projects        were    relevant     to   technological            development           activities
         directly        relating        to  the   activities        of   prospection          for,       exploitation
         and     storage      or    transport      of   hydrocarbons;
    -    the    natural       or    legal    person    in   charge       of   the    project        was    duly
         constituted          under      the   current     laws    of    the   relevant        Member       States
         of   the     Community.
6.  The      Commission then             sent   the   documentation           on    each p r o j e c t    to   the
    Member         States     for     the   purpose    of   consultation            and  considreed           any
    observations            or    comments      received.
7.  On t h e      basis     of    these     preliminaries,         as w e l l    as   information           provided
    by    the     applicant         companies, the         Commission proceeded to                   assess     each
    project         and d r a f t     those   measures which           the    Council      would        possibly
    be    c a l l e d upon      to     grant.
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8. As e a c h p r o j e c t     has t o    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        :
   -    degree   of     technical         innovation           in    the   project      compared          with
        the  current         state    of    the      art;
   -    technical       feasibility           of    the     project       and p r o b a b i l i t y   of    success;
   -    the  number       or    range     of     possible        spplications          of   the      results      of
        the  projects;
   -    reliability          of   the   project         in    relation       to   the   health         and
        environmental           protection           standards;
   -    risk  of    duplicating           other        techniques         already      evolved or           under
        development,          and t h e     possibliity            of   cooperation         between         other
        simi lar     projects;
    -   the  technical           capacity        and f i n a n c i a l    standing      of     the     parties
         responsible         for    the   project;           the   possibility         of    an
        association          between      the      latter       and t h e    potential         partners        in
        the  oil      industry.
9.   In   making     its     assessment the              Commission p a r t i c u l a r l y         took    into    account
    the    question        of    certain      objectives,             which    in   the    Commission's           opinion
     have p r i o r i t y ,    being     a c h i e v e d by t h e      project      in   question,          e.g.    :
    -    improving       exploration           techniques;
    -    increase      in    the    overall        recovery          rate   from    known       deposits;
    -    increasing         the    recovery        rate      by   eliminating         technical          obstacles;
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   -    improving         the    degree     of  technical,        reliability         >n   relation     to
        production          from the       fields;
   -    shortening          the    period     required       before     a known       deposit    comes      into
        production;
   -    the   possibility           of   exploiting        heavy     and v i s c o u s    crudes   as w e l l    as
        reservoirs           containing       crude    of    low    mobility.
10.The     C o m m i s s i o n has moreover         decided that          no    supporting      measures       should
    be    considered          in   the   case   of    projects       which       :
    -   are    simply        preliminary       studies       or   involve       no   technical      risks;
     -   relate    to      the   perfecting       of   equipment         which,      although      representing
        technological            progress, offers            very    limited        prospects     of  use     in
        the    hydrocarbons            sector;
     -   represent         a stage      in  developing         an e x i s t i n g   technique     but   do    not
        provide       the      type   of   solution       which    takes       future     needs   into     account.
11.In     some c a s e s       the   Commission has a l s o          made      large     reductions      in   the
      investment         sums p r o p o s e d f o r   Community        support       whenever     the    assessed
      cost   appeared d i s p r o p o r t i o n a t e     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    p r o c e s s was     completed,        43 p r o j e c t s    were   regarded     as
       qualifying        for     Community      support,       the    corresponding           investment
       amounting       to     114.297.771       ECU f o r     the   three-year         period    1983/1985.
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13.Thé     Commission proposes                 intervention            ranging       from     20 t o    40 % o f     these
   investments.
14.In     order     to   determine         how much         support       to   grant       each p r o j e c t ,    the
   Commission          took      account       of   the     provisions         of    Article       4   of
   Regulation          3056/73         referred       to    above, namely             :
   -    Community        support         may c o n s t i t u t e    only    a minority          share of        the
        financing        of    the      project;
   -    the    sum w h i c h     may b e g r a n t e d       to   a project         shall     depend on         expected
         results      and t h e       relevance       of     such p r o j e c t s     to   the    Community.
In  the     light     of  these         provisions         it    decided to         work     on t h e     following
principles        :
    -    40 % s u p p o r t     rate      will    be g i v e n    to    projects,         the   exploitation          of
         whose    results         would     lead to        an    increase       in    the    available          quantities
         of,   and/or       s p e e d up t h e     process of           making      the     best    use o f ,     the
         Community's          hydrocarbon          resources;
    -    20 % s u p p o r t     rate      will    be g i v e n     to   projects         dealing      with      secondary
         and e n h a n c e d     recovery;
     -   30 % s u p p o r t     rate      will    be g i v e n     to   projects         in   all    other      sectors.
 15.In     application          of    these     principles            and t a k i n g    into    account        the
     project      assessment             results,      the      total    support         that    the    Commission
     proposes        should       be g r a n t e d   during        the   year      1983 t o      the    43   selected
     projects        amounts         to   34.467.053 ECU.
 16.This      supporg        should       be g r a n t e d    in   the   form      of    subsidies        repayable      in full
      in   the   event      of     the    commercial          exploitation           of    any   results        obtained.
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1 7 . The  Commission w i l l         ensure    that    the    advantages          granted      by   the
      Community       to    the  promoters      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.
1 8 . Where two       or    more   undertakings        which    receive         Community       support     are
      pursuing       similar      objectives,      the    Commission w i l l          organise       special
      meetings       with     a view   to   achieving      an a p p r o p r i a t e   degree     of   cooperation.
1 9 . The   appropriations           available     under     Art.    7000 of         the   1983 budget       for
      financing       Community       projects     in   the    hydrocarbons           sector      amount
      to  24 m i l l i o n    ECU a s   commitment      appropriations.               This     amount    has  to be
      increased       from     commitment     appropriations            brought       forward      from   1982
      following       the     withdrawal     of   a certain      number         of   projects      adopted    by
      the   Council       in   1982   and t h e   transfer      of   appropriations             inside     chapter
          1
      70.       The amount        of  support     being    proposed        by     the    Commission in       the
      framework       of    the   present    budgetary       exercise         is    consequently        covered
      by  the     appropriations          available.
      The C o u n c i l    is  asked to     adopt    the    following         decision       :
 il
     On A p r i l  30,     1983,    this   amount    reached      1 2 . 4 8 5 . 9 1 0 ECU
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                                     PROPOSAL          FOR A C O U N C I L   DECISION
                                       on t h e      granting      of   support     for
                              Community        projects      in    the    hydrocarbons      sector
THE C O U N C I L     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 t h e    support        of    Community p r o j e c t s     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 t r a n s p o r t   conditions        for   hydrocarbons      in the
 Community         which      could    not    be    carried     out     or  would    have t o   be postponed
 without       Community          support,
 HAS   D E C I D E D AS FOLLOWS          :
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 1
    OJ   No.      L 312,      13.11.1973,           p.1
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                                                          Article      1
In    the     framework      of     the    1983 B u d g e t ,     support    shall     be g r a n t e d   for   the   Community
projects          shown   in   the      Annex,    in   the      form of     subsidies,          repayable      if   the
results         are   exploited         commercially,           up t o   an  indicative          amount     of
3 4 . 4 6 7 . 0 5 3 ECU.
This      figure      is  given       merely    b e way o f        indication      a n d may b e        adjusted
within        the    annual    budgetary        procedure.
The     ECU i s      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   b a s i s of    the   percentages          shown    in   the       Annex o f    the
actual         costs    as v e r i f i e d  and   a c c e p t e d by   the   C o m m i s s i o n up t o    an
indicative           amount    also       specified       in    the   Annex.
                                                          Article      3
The      Commission s h a l l         negotiate       and      conclude     with   the       persons     concerned
the      contracts       necessary for          the      implementation         of   this        Decision.
The      Commission s h a l l          administer        such      contracts.
 Done a t         Brussels,
                                                                                    For      the    CounciI
                                                                                    The       President
 ---pagebreak--- PROPOSED  SUPPORT      TO T E C H N O L O G I C A L DEVELOPMENT  PROJECTS  IN  THE HYDROCARBON    SECTOR (1983)          -   ANNEX
01.  GEOPHYSICS      AMD      PROSPFCTING
                                                                                     Total  investment                                                                        :Amount      of
No.            Project           Title                          Promoter          : (1983-1985)NC/ECU    Appreciation            and   Rate of        support                 1
                                                                                                                                                                                 suDport
                                                                                  1                                                                                           ' NC/ECli    ...„      _
                                                                                  I
                                                                                  i
 01.31/83      High       Performance           Seismic         Britoil          1 UKL     1.300.000     Important          project      to improve          s e i s m i c !UKL       390.0C0
               Streamer                              ''                           1 ECU    2.248.073     data      and     thereby     reduce       exploration               lECU     674.421
                                                                                  i                      costs.           To b e  supported        30%                        i
                                                                                                                                                                              ]
                                                                                  1
                                                                                  1                                                                                           i
                                                                                                                                                                              i
                                                                                                                                                                              i
 01.32/83      An i n t e g r a t e d       geophysical        Public   Petroleum]   Dr.243.000.000      This project w i l l test a novel                                    !Dr.72.900.C00
               prospecting for                 hydrocarbons.    Corporation of       ECU   3.647.269     s e i s m i c method and p r o d u c e         useful                 ' ECU 1 . 0 9 4 . I S O
               E x p l o r a t i o n of a deep                  Greece                                   d a t a on t h e g e o l o g y o f W e s t e r n G r e e c e i
                                                                                                         To b e s u p p o r t e d 30%                                          I
               evaporitic basin in
               A i t o l o o k a r n a n i a . Western Greece                                                                                                                 j
                                                                                                                                                                              i
            I
 01.33/83    i Oblique          seismic        profile          GERTH                KF        12.000    This p r o j e c t , i f s u c c e s s f u l , w i l l      l e a d j KF           3.600
             i                                                                       ECU   1.830.370     to lower e x p l o r a t i o n c o s t s .         To b e            |ECU       549.111
                                                                                                         s u D o o r t e d 30%                                               I
                                                                                                                                                                             !
                                                                                                                                                                             i
                                                                                                                                                                             I
 01.34/33    ! Geological             model     of  rifts       GERTH             i  KF        25.000    If s u c c e s s f u l , t h i s p r o j e c t    will              i KF          7.500
            I                                                                        ECU   3.813.272     make a c c e s s i b l e v e r y d e e p o i l                     ;LCU       1.143.93J
            t                                                                      !                     provinces.            To b e s u p p o r t e d 30%
            1                                                                                                                                                               j
             i
             i
            t                                                                                                                                                               j
            l
            1
             !
 01.35/83    1 A c o u s t i c measurements           on        Delft             |  NF1      985.350    Interesting          basic      research       p r o g r a m m e . IDFL      295.605
             I reservoir             rock                                            ECU      385.911    To b e      supported       30%                                    lECU      115.7 73
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02.   DRILLING
                                                   Total  investment                                                      Amount o f
No.          Project    Title             Promotor (1983-1985)NC/ECU Appreciation  and R a t e o f      support           support
                                                                                                                          NC/F.QJ
02.17/83     Development of   a deepwater Neddrill   NF1.  2.300.000                                                       D7L.   575.000
                                                                     Development s h o u l d reduce e x p l o r a t i o n
             dri I ling unit                         ECU     900.792 costs.  To b e s u p p o r t e d 25%                  ECU    223.193
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                                                                                                     3.
03. PRODUCTION SYSTEM
                                                                                                                                                                            A   mQunt
                                                                                                                                                                            ' 1 1 1 1 IHI l i e o f
                                                                                          Total investment
No.         i Project         Title                                    •
                                                                           Promotor       (1983-•1985)NC/ECU Appreciation              and   Rate of      support           support
                                                                                                                                                                            Mr/pri i
03.132/83  .j New c o n c e p t      for  fixed        offshore        1    RSV. H . Veth  NF1.   4.580.0    Novel approach to extending                         steel           D F L . l . 8 3 2 .COO
              platforms.                                               1                   ECU    1.793.750  technology for offshore                     structures              ECU             717 .500
                                                                                                             To b e s u p p o r t e d 40%
03.133/83   ! D e v e l o p m e n t o f a v e s s e l ^ s u i t a b l e Lothian O i l
                                                                         1
                                                                                           UKL      650.000  D u p l i c a t i o n o f work       already        carried                         —
              f o r w o r k o v e r o p e r a t i o n s on sub              Ventures       ECU    1.124.037  out.        No s u p p o r t .
              sea w e l l s .                                          1
03.134/83   ] Wire       line      logging    truck                     '   Racal          UKL      970.000  Normal i n d u s t r i a l       venture.                                          -
                                                                                           ECU    1.677.408  No s u p p o r t .
03.135/83     Gravity         platform for           300-400      m 1       Andoc          NF1    3.970.000  Extension of concrete technology                          to        DFL         1. 588    000
               in poor        environments                              I                  ECU    1.554.844  3 0 0 - 4 0 0 m.      To b e s u p p o r t e d 40%                  ECU            521    937
03.136/83     Use of h y d r a u l i c a l l y d r i v e n subl             Britoil        UKL      502.200  I m p o r t a n t p r o j e c t w i t h many r e l e v a n t ! U K L               200. 330
                                                                                           ECU      868.448                               To b e s u p p o r t e d 40% 1 E C U                  347.
               s e a pumps f o r a r t i f i c i a l       lift        1                                     applications.                                                                             379
               and r e m o t e f i e l d p r o d u c t i o n            i
                                                                        1
                                                                         1
 03.137/83     "Semiflex"           floating       production          1    Intersig/SBM   UKL    2.600.000  Novel approach to f l o a t i n g production                      U  K  L    1
                                                                                                                                                                                             - 0 4 0 . CCC
                                                                                           ECU    4.496.146  systems.            To b e s u p p o r t e d 40%             1      E  C  U        79S. 453
                                                                         1
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 ---pagebreak---   03.          PRODUCTION SYSTEMS (Cont'd)
                            1                                              1                   T o t a l investment                                                            (Amount of
                            j Project Titles                                 Promotor          '1983- 1985)NC/ECU                                                              (support
                                                                                                                         A p p r e c i a t i o n And Rate of support           iMr / cr11
—                           1                                             1                1                                                                                   |I\L / t L U
                                                                                                                     6
                                                                                                                                                                               !                        6
    ..'3.138/83            | . ,
                              T        ,       ,           ,                  AGIP SpA     | L i t .3 . 7 0 0 x 1 0 *                                                          ! L i t . 1 . 4 3 0 x 10
                   '        ! The development of a d i v e r l e s s                       | ECU          2.763.751      Important development f o r deep-                     ! ECU 1.105.500
                           ' and g u i d e l i n e l e s s sub-s ea       |                                              water f i e l d s . To be supported 40%
                              Christmas t r e e to be us ed i n                                                                                                                j
                              deep water                                  1                I                                                                                   i
                                                                                                                                                                               1
                          j                                               |                |                                                                                   1
  0J 5J ., ! 33 9/ /O8 J3 1 T     •     J J.         <         ^        _ 1 Heerema        |    NF1       4.200.000                                                            j DFL 1 . 5 8 0 . 0 0 0
            ^                 T n p o d tower p l a t f o r m p hase 2                     j ECU          1.644.924      F i n a l phase of programme supportec                j ECU         657.969
                                                                                                                         i n 1982. To be supported 40%                         I
                                                                                                                                                                               1
                                                                          ]                |                                                                                   1
                                                                                                                                                                               i
                                                                          j                j                         6                                                         1                         6
                          | c o n s t r u c t i o n and assemb l_y        | Tecnomare SF)A | L i t .3 . 3 0 0 x 1 0 *                                                           ! Lit.1.320 x 10
  03.140/83                                                                                                              Completion of s t u d i e s on a
                          1 techniques f o r s t e e l p i atforms                         ( ECU          2.464.967
                                                                                                                         p r e v i o u s l y supported programme.
                                                                                                                                                                                j ECU         985.987
                          1 i n deep water                                1                I                             To be supported 40%                                    j
                          |                                               |                |                                                                                 •   i
                          j                                               |                                          6                                                           1                     6
  03.141/83               1 Compliant monotower f o r o i l / g a s l Tecnomare Sj)A        j L i t .1 . 9 7 5 x 1 0 * Further development of concept                            j    Lit.  790   x 10
                                                                                            | ECU          1.475.245                                                             ! ECU        590.098
                           1 p r o d u c t i o n i n deep wate r           '                                           • identified i n p r e v i o u s programme.
                          1 marginal f u e l d s                                            |                          • To be supported 40%                                     1
                                                                                                                                                                                 1
                                                                                            |                                                                                     1
   03.142/83               ]  Development of a system f             0 r    | Aran            | IrL          255.000      This p r o j e c t has many a p p l i c a t i o n ;      |   IrL    102.000
                           I  p r o d u c t i o n of o i l from multi-    1                  | ECU          370.112    I i n marginal field development.                          i ECU      148.044 •
                            I well marginal o f f s h o r e o i l          !                 I                         ' To be supported 40%                                       1
                           |  fields i n deep water and                   1                  I                                                                                    i
                            i exposed environment u s i ng a              1                  I                                                                                     1I
                           I dynamically positioned shuttle 1                                I                                                                                    11
                                                                                                                                                                                    l
                           j tanker                                                                                                                                                 1
                                                                                             i                         i                                                            1
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                                                                                           5.
03.  PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
          1
          1                                                                     T o t a l investment                                                               Amount of
No.       ]                                                                                                                                                        support
            P r o j e c t Title                         Promotor                (1983 -1985)NC/ECU       A p p r e c i a t i o n and Rate of support
          !                                                                  I                         I                                                           NC/ECU
          I                                                                  !
03.143/83 j Development of hydraulically              j Weir                 | UKL 2.050.000          |   Important development f o r         field                 UKL    820 .CCO
            powered downhole pumps                                           | ECU 3.545.038          |  profitability.             To be supported 40%             ECU 1 . 4 i « r : c,
                                                \     1
                                                                           j                           !
                                                                             I                      *                                                            i
03.144/83   Sub sea p r o d u c t i o n without       ' GERTH                | KF            10.050   |  Extremely important development which                     F K         4
                                                                                                                                                                                 .020
            on-site s e p a r a t i o n .             1                      | ECU       1.532.935    |  could reduce development costs. To 1 ' '                  s c u   6 1 3
                                                                                                                                                                                 .174
                                                                                                         be supported 40%.
                                                                             j                         j                                                 -     1
                                                                                                                                                                 1
                                                                              |                     * 1
03.145/83   Reduction of development c o s t s ! GERTH                        | KF           22.500   |  This p r o j e c t has many a p p l i c a t i o n s .      KF         9 .000
            of o f f s h o r e p r o j e c t s        1                       | ECU 3.431.945         |  To be supported 40%                                        ECU 1.372 .777
                                                                              j                        |
                                                                              |                        |
03.146/73   P r o d u c t i o n R i s e r 1000-3000 m I GERTH                 | KF           12.842   |  Test phase of programme already                           KF          5 136
            phase 1                                   I                      | ECU 1.958.801          |  supported. To be supported 40%                            ECU    783. 520       -
                                                                                                                                                                !
                                                                             j                        j                                                         i
                                                                             |                        |                                                         i
                                                                                                                                                                !
03.147/83   Drilling production flexible              | E.T.P.M.             | KF             9.000   |  This development has a p p l i c a t i o n s          | KF            3. 600
            tower f o r the development of            |                      | ECU       1.372.778    j  i n the exploitation of marginal                      j ECU      549.
            hydrocarbons fields i n deep              |                                                  fields.          To be supported 40%                  |
            water - 300 m                             |                                                                                                         I
                                                                             I                        1                                                         1
                                                                             I                        1                                                         I
03.148/83   Design of a purpose built                 I V i c k e r s Ltd.   | UKL 1.050.000          | The p r o j e c t w i l l develop a means of ! UKL               420. COO
            jack-up platform                          I                      I ECU 1.815.751          | exploiting economicaly shallow                         1 ECU     726. 300
                                                                                                         water marginal f i e l d s . To be                    I
                                                                                                         supported 40%                                         |
                                                                                                      I                                                        I
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                                                                                         A
 05.   SECONDARY AND ENHANCED RECOVERY
                1                                                                                                                                                JAmount of
                                                                                       j T o t a l investment
                1
                | Project        Title                                    Promotor       (1983-1985)NC/ECU       A p p r e c i a t i o n and Rate of support     [support
                i                                                                      I                                                                         iNC/ECU
                i                                                                                              6                                                                       6
     45/83      i Surfactants for         m i e e l l a r / p o l y m e AGIP SpA       | L i t 2.500 x 10        I n t e r e s t i n g research-based programme, L i t .   500 x
                                                                        r
                                                                                                                                                                                  ,.1 o ~
                | f l o o d i n g i n high salinity                                    | ECU 1.867.400           To be supported 20%                                 ECU    373.
                ' environments
                i                                                                      j
                t
               !|                                                                                            *
 C5.46/83       ! Primary upgrading of heavy                      oil     VEBA Ag.     | DM. 16.933.720          Test phase of programme already sup­                DM 3 385. 7 4 4
               1 - Phase 3                                                             | ECU 7.301.000           ported.            To be supported 20%              ECU 1 460. 200
               1
               t
               i                                                                       |                     *                                                   1
               1
05.47/83       I Chateaurenard - E v a l u a t i o n                      GERTH        | KF           23.905     F i n a l phase of programme.          No support
              I of r e s u l t s                                                       | ECU       3.646.250
              1                                                                       j                                                                          i
              1                                                                       j                                                                          l
05.48/83      1 Pecorade - E v a l u a t i o n of                         GERTH       | KF            11.032     F i n a l phase o t programme already               KF        2. 206
              1   results                                                             | ECU        1.682.720     supported. To b e supported 20%                     ECU     336. 544
              1
              i
              t                               *                       i               |
              1                                                                       j
05.49/83      I Pretreatment of heavy o i l s                             GERTH       j KF           103.800     Test phase of programme already                     KF       20. 760
              i                                                                       | ECU 15.832.704           supported. To be supported 20%                      ECU 3 .165. 540 ..
              i
              1                                                                       |
             i
                                                                                      j'                     *
             1
05.50/83     j Emeraude - E v a l u a t i o n of                          GERTH       | KF            42.600     F i n a l phase of o f f s h o r e  steam           KF        S. 520
             ! results                                                                I ECU        6.497.815     injection test. To be supported 20%              |  ECU  1 .299    563
            I                                                          !              j                                                                           1
            j                                                         1                                                                                           j
            i                                                                                                                                                     1
            I                                                         J               j KF           24.800                                                       1
05.51/83    I Xanthane f o r enhanced recovery                        J Rhone Poulenc                            Normal industrial v e n t u r e . No
            1
                                                                                      j ECU 3.782.766            support                                          •1
                                                                      1               I                                                                           1
 ---pagebreak--- 06.   ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCE ON OFFSHORE EQUIPMENT
                                                                                                                                     Amount of
                                                                 T o t a l investment
No.          P r o j e c t Title                Promotor         (983-1985)NC/ECU     A p p r e c i a t i o n and Rate of support j support
                                                                                                                                     NC/EC.U
                                                             j                                                                    {
06.17.83     Arge c r y o t r a n s , Phase III Salzgitterag     DM 20.037.000                                                        DM 7.012.950
                                                                                      Test phase of p r o j e c t already
                                                                 ECU 8.638.984                                                       ECU 3.023.644
           i                                                   i                      s u p p o r t e d . To be supported 35%      i
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                                                                           3
      AUXILIARY SHIPS AND SUBMERSIBLES
             1                                                          T o t a l investment !                                                   i Amount of
             1 P r o i e c t Title                      Promotor        (1983--1985)NC/ECU I      A p o r e c i a t i o n and Rate of sunoort    :support
            L.                                                                                i                                                  i NIC/ECU
—•
             ! Remote operated v e h i c l e            Sub Sea Surveys   UKL       719.099   j   This v e h i c l e w i l l represent the apex | UXL 215.729
                                                                          ECU 1.243.529       I   of ROV t e c h n o l o g y .   To be supported | ECU      373.059
                                                                                               I  30%                                            1
                                                                                               i                                                 i
                                                                                               i                                                  i
             I                                     /                                        * i                                                   1
  C7.50/83   I  Argyronette                             Comex             KF         25.176   I   This p r o j e c t w i l l have wide            ! KF       7.552
                                                                          ECU 3.840.117       I   application i n deep water. To be 1 ECU 1.152.035
                                                                                                i supported 30%                                   !
             !                                                                                  I                                                 I
                                                                                                I
             1 -                                                                                l
                                                                                                                                                  I     •
                                                                                                I
  07.51/83   1 Remote c o n t r o l l e d systems f o r Z . F . Herion    DM 2.580.000        |    F i n a l p h a ? " o* programme already       | DM      774.000
             1 i n s p e c t i o n work - D a v i d V                     ECU 1.112.371           supported. To a supported 30%                    | ECU    333.711
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                                                                                 9
 10.  TRANSPORT
           1
                                                                            Total investment i                                                            Amount o f
 No.           Project         Title                       Promotor          (1983-1985)NC/ECU     Appreciation            and Rate of      support       support
                                                                                                                                                          NC/ECU
                                                                                              6 I                                                                                6
10.38/83                                                  SNAM Progetti  | L i t . 6.050 x 10 j                                                           L i t . 1 . 8 1 5 x 10
               H y d r o e l a s t i c phenomena on                                                 I m p o r t a n t programme t o e s t a b l i s h
                                                                            ECU 4.519.107       j                                                         ECU     1.355.732
               submarine p i p e l i n e s                                                          theoretical base.             To be s u p p o r t e d
                                                                                                   30%
                                                                                              6 !                                                                             g
10.39/83
               Flexible         tubes    for   offshore
                                                        ! Pirelli Spa     I L i t . 2.345 x 10 |                                                          Lit.    7 0 3 x 10
                                                                                                   The p u r p o s e o f t h i s p r o j e c t i s t o
                                                                            ECU 1.751.621       1                                                         ECU       525.486
                                                                                                   o b t a i n more i n f o r m a t i o n on s u b ­
                                                                                                   marine f l e x i b l e tubes behaviour -
                                                                                                   t o b e s u p p o r t e d 30%
                                                                                                 !
10.40/83       Evacuation of highly viscous             1 PLT Engineering! UKL       108.000    j                                                         UKL       32.400
                                                                                                   This development, i f s u c c e s s f u l ,
               f l u i d s from p i p e l i n e s                           ECU      186.763    |  w i l l h a v e many a p p l i c a t i o n s .         ECU       56.023
                                                                                                   T o b e s u p p o r t e d 30%
10.41/83                                                ! P.L.S.          | KF         1.200
                                                                                                 |
                                                                                                 j                                                        KF             360
             1  Regulated advance             scraper                                              This development should improve
                                                                            ECU      183.037     j pipeline utilisation.                 To be            ECU          54.911
                                                                                                   s u p p o r t e d 30%
 10.42/83    t  Deep s e a r e p a i r s     trail      j GERTH/ACB/COMEX| KF         40.000     j I m p o r t a n t t e s t phase o f programme          KF          12.000
                                                                            ECU 6.101.235       |  already being supported.                  To b e       ECU     1.830.370
                                                        i                 i
                                                                                                   s u p p o r t e d 30%
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                                                             10.
       STORAGE
                                                                                                                                         Amount o f
                                                           Total  investment                                                             support
               Project.         Title             Promoter (1983-1985)NC/ECU Appreciation           and R a t e o f support              NC/FCU
14.17/83                                         DONG       DKr. 34.050.000                                                              DKr.10.215.000
               Nitrogen f i l l e d geological                               Development s h o u l d e s t a b l i s h s t o r a g e
                                                            ECU    4.175.163                                                             ECU    1.252.548
               s t r u c t u r e at Tender f o r                             c a p a b i l i t y o f t h e T<6nder s t r u c t u r e , i
               storage of n a t u r a l g a s ,                              To b e s u p p o r t e d 30%                              i
 ---pagebreak--- 15.   MISCELLANEOUS
                                                                                                                               i Amount o,f
                                                                 Total investment
                                                                                                                                 support
No.            Project  Title                     Protnotor      (1983- 1985)NC/ECU J   Appreciation and Rate of support      ,
                                                                                                                                 NC/ECU
15.43/83       Data collection system for the Sea Surveys        I   IrL.   314.000  !  This development,if successful, wilU IrL.        94.2C0
               Goban spur                     1                  I ECU      455.747  |  lead to a low cost data collection • ECU       135.724
                                               i                                        system. To be supported 30%           '
                                                                                    6|                                                            6
15.44/83 • 1    Dimentional verification to be j AGIP SpA        |  Lit . 1.335 x 10 | This application of high technology    1
                                                                                                                                  Lit. 400 x 10
            !   carried out at open sea on                       !   ECU    997.191  | to offshore structural monitoring          ECU    299.157
            1   offshore structures by means                                            should have wide application. To be
            |   o f photogrammetry                                                      supported 30%                        1
 15.45/83   ! Flexible connection system        | S.E.P.          | KF      2.700    | This development w i l l be necessary i KF             810
            ! for high pressure multibore                         | ECU 411.833       j f o r deep water pipelines and flow- 1 ECU       123.550
             i pipes                                                                    l i n e s . To be supported 30%       1
 15.46/83    i Mobile polysaccharides            | GERTH / Rh6ne  | KF       9.350    I This equipment will be required       1 KF          2.805
             I injection unit                   | Poulenc         | ECU 1.426.163     j before offshore polysaccharide        1 ECU      427.849    .
                                                                                         injection is possible. To be         1
                                                                                        supported 30%                        •!
 15.47/83                                        j Britoil        |  UKL   300.000   | Final phase of programme already           UKL     90.0CC
                Cast steel'Tiode-engineering
                                                                  |  ECU   518.786   | supported. To be supported 30%             ECU    155.635
              • study                                             I                   •
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                                                                                         12
 15.     MISCELLANEOUS      (Cont'd)
                                                                                 i                                                                              I      Amount o f
                                                                                 j Total investment                                                             i
                                                                                                                                                                       support
   J.            Project TitLe                               j  Promotor         | C1983-1985)NC/ECU |            Appreciation a n d Rate o f support           |
                                                                                                                                                                       NC/FCU
                                                                                                                     .   .                           —        •
                                                                                                           6]
   . •-°/33                                                  j  CISE             j Lit.          325 x 10 j       Duplication o f e f f o r t .     No support, j
               'Development         o f a n airborne
                system for        real t i m e m e t h a n e                     I ECU          242.762      |
                                                                                                                                                                  1
                a n d ethane      remote measure­
                ments
                                                                                                                       •
",5.49/83                                                    | NEI               | UKL           844.800     j    Widespread applications b o t h o n -                UKL 253.440
                Development         of  high pressure                                                                                                                  ZCU 438.270
                steam boiler for e n h a n 9 e d o i l                           | ECU         1.460.902     |    a n d offshore. To be supported 30%
                recovery
                                                             | Alsthom            | KF             1.171      |   Interesting research         programme.              KF         351
15.50/83        Coalescence in pipes
                                                                                  j ECU          178.614          To be supported 30%                                  ECU     53.584
                                                                                                          6
15.51/83        Optimisation of structural                    ! Tecnomare SpA I        L i t .3.600 x 1 0         Duplication o f e f f o r t .     No support.                -
                nodes                                                              I  E C U 2.689.056                                                               I
                                                                                                                                                                    I
                                                                                                                                                                    i
                                                                                                                                                / -                 1
                                                                                                                                                                     |
                                                              |       TOTAL         j ECU    114.297.771                                                             i ECU 34.467.053
                                                                                                                                                                     i
                                                             Ratp   of exchanae  on 30 November 1982
                                                             1 E C U = DM    2,31937                 FF        6,55605
                     *)  R e d u c e d amount
                                                                       NF1   2,55331                 Lit.       1.338,76
                                                                       UKL  0,578273                 IrL       0,688979
                                                                       DKr  8,15537                  Dra       66,6252
 ---pagebreak---                                                   FINANCIAL       RECORD
1. Relevant     budget         heading         code
   Article    700 -        Item       7000
2. Title   of   budget         heading
   "Community        technological              development         projects        in   the    hydrocarbons       sector"
3. Legal    basis
   3.0.  R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No. 3 0 5 6 / 7 3 o f t h e C o u n c i l o f 9 November 1 9 7 3 ,
         on t h e s u p p o r t of Community p r o j e c t s i n t h e h y d r o c a r b o n s s e c t o r
         ( 0 J N o . 3 1 2 o f 13 N o v e m b e r 1 9 7 3 ) .
   3.1.  Council          D e c i s i o n o f 19 D e c e m b e r 1 9 7 4 ,      on t h e g r a n t  of measures         of
         support         f o r Community p r o j e c t s i n t h e              hydrocarbons         sector
         (Doc.        R/3600/74).
   3.2.  C o u n c i l D e c i s i o n o f 4 May 1 9 7 6 , o n t h e g r a n t o f m e a s u r e s o f           support
         f o r Community p r o j e c t s in the h y d r o c a r b o n s s e c t o r (Doc. R / 8 5 4 / 7 6 ) .
   3.3.  Council          D e c i s i o n o f 25 O c t o b e r 1 9 7 7 , o n t h e g r a n t o f m e a s u r e s       of
         support          for C o u n c i l p r o j e c t s in the hydrocarbons s e c t o r (Doc.                      R/2416/77).
   3.4.  C o u n c i l D e c i s i o n o f 30 O c t o b e r 1 9 7 8 , on t h e g r a n t           of measures of          support
         f o r Community p r o j e c t s i n the h y d r o c a r b o n s s e c t o r               (Doc. R/2671/78).
   3.5.  C o u n c i l D e c i s i o n of       29 O c t o b e r 1 9 7 9 , o n t h e g r a n t i n g o f s u p p o r t    for
         Community             projects         i n t h e h y d r o c a r b o n s s e c o o r ( 0 J L 281 o f
         10 N o v e m b e r 1 9 7 9 ) .
   3.6.  C o u n c i l D e c i s i o n o f 27 O c t o b e r 1 9 8 0 , on t h e g r a n t i n g o f          support
         f o r Community p r o j e c t s i n t h e h y d r o c a r b o n s s e c t o r ( D o c .            No.
         1 0 1 4 2 / 8 0 ENER 1 1 1 )
   3.7.  C o u n c i l D e c i s i o n o f 27 O c t o b e r 1 9 8 1 , on t h e g r a n t i n g o f          support
         f o r Community p r o j e c t s in the h y d r o c a r b o n s s e c t o r (Doc.                   No.
         10024/81           ENER       114)
   3.8.  Council Decision                    o f 28 J u l y 1982 on t h e g r a n t i n g          of   support
         f o r Community p r o j e c t s i n the h y d r o c a r b o n s s e c t o r               (Doc. No.
         8 7 4 6 / 8 2 ENER 1 2 9 )
   3.9.  C o u n c i l D e c i s i o n o f 21 D e c e m b e r 1 9 8 2 , s u p p l e m e n t a r y t o t h e
         D e c i s i o n o f 28 J u l y 1 9 8 2 , o n t h e g r a n t i n g o f s u p p o r t           for
         Community p r o j e c t s i n the hydrocarbons s e c t o r (Doc. No.
         1 2 0 3 1 / 8 2 ENER 2 1 0 ) .
   3.10. Commission proposal                    on t h e   granting          of   support     for     Community
         projects           in    the    hydrocarbons           sector        (1983-1985).
 ---pagebreak---  4.    Description              of   the    measure
       G r a n t i n g 36 Community u n d e r t a k i n g s            financial        aid    for    use on p r o j e c t s in
       the hydrocarbons s e c t o r .
 5.     Objective
       To p r o m o t e t e c h n o l o g i c a l d e v e l o p m e n t d i r e c t l y r e l a t e d t o t h e   activities
       o f p r o s p e c t i o n f o r , and e x p l o i t a t i o n , t r a n s p o r t arj         storage of      hydro­
       carbons l i k e l y to increase the s e c u r i t y of the Community'; s u p p l i e s in
       hydrocarbons.
 6.    Justification               of   the   project
       Because of the t e c h n i c a l r i s k s and the f i n a l : i a l burden i n v o l v e d                       in
       c a r r y i n g o u t t h e t e c h n i c a l d e v e l o p m e n t p r o j e c t s , t h e y w o u l d n o t be
       c a r r i e d out o r w o u l d have t o be p o s t p o n e d ( t h u s c o n s i d e r a b l y
      p r e j u d i c i n g the s e c u r i t y of hydrocarbons s u p p l i e s ) unless the
       Community p r o v i d e d f i n a n c i a l         support.
 7.    Appropriations
      Financial             situation       on A p r i l  30,     1983     :
     Appropriation                 for   commitments:                                               (ECU)
     -    1983 budget                                                                                24.000.000
          appropriations               brought     forward       from     1982                       15.906.116
                                                                                                    39.906.116
     -    commitments              implemented                                                      -3.420.206
                                                                                                    36.485.910
    -     1983 p r o p o s a l                                                                      34.467.053
    -     relinquished              amount                                                            2.018.857
8.  Type of            control       to   be  applied
    8.1.        T h e r e i s t o be no c o n t r o l by Member S t a t e s . The a u t h o r i s i n g
                department and F i n a n c i a l C o n t r o l w i l l c a r r y out r e g u l a r               on-the-spot
                c h e c k s on d o c u m e n t s , and w i l l f o l l o w t h e c o m p l e t i o n o f t h e         projects
                by means o f t h e t e c h n i c a l a n d f i n a n c i a l r e p o r t s w h i c h t h e          undertakings
                are r e q u i r e d to send i n           regularly.
    8.2.        The C o m m i s s i o n i s t o p r e s e n t an annuaL r e p o r t t o t h e C o u n c i l on t h e
                s t a t e o f p r o g r e s s o f e a c h p r o j e c t a n d t h e sums c o m m i t t e d i n          carrying
                i t o u t ; t h e C o m m i s s i o n a l s o has t o s u b m i t an a n n u a l r e p o r t t o t h e
                C o u n c i l and t h e E u r o p e a n P a r l i a m e n t on t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n    of
               R e g u l a t i o n NO. 3 0 5 6 / 7 3 .