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Date: 1978-09-12
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the grant of measures of support for Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector (1978) (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                      COM(78)432 final.
                                                      Brussels . 12 September 1978
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                                      Proposal for a
                                     COUNCIL DECISION
        on "the grant of measures of support for' Community projects -in
                    . -          the hydrocarbons sector
                                 ^ ;V     (1978)
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                   ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
   C0M(78) 432 final
 ---pagebreak---                                      REASONS
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1 ."   The Council of the European Communities adopted Regulation ( 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 ^ energy supplies *
2.     In application of this Regulation , and following a proposal by the , > '
       Commission , the Council authorised stipport measures involving a sum of    -
       the vorder of 128 -million u.a . for the carrying out of 95 projects during
       the years 1974 to 19772 * -                                  '
3.     For the current financial year the Commission , in the . Official Journal -
       No C 292 of 3 December 1977 - published an invitation to all parties
       concerned to submit , by 28 February 1978 , applications for support that
 ' - ■   . . .    ...  _ ■ -    . ■     '   «                      - _ _
       might qualify for consideration in the course of the 1978 budgetary year .
4. '   In reply to this invitation the Commission received applications from 39 Comm­
       unity undertakings involving 64 technological development . projects and
       estimated costs of some 163 million e.u.a. during the period 1978 to 1980 .
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 * The purpose of this examination was
       to establish whether :
     OJ No L 312/1 of 13 November 1973 *              *
2 ■_ ■
   - Council Decision of 19 December 19,74 on the grant of measures 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
     development projects in the hydrocarbons sector (Doc . R/854/76 ), '
   - Council Decision of 25 October 1977 on the grant of support for 40 technological
     development 'projects in the hydrocarbons sector (l)oc * R/ 2416/77 ).
 ---pagebreak---  ( i ) tho projects were relevant to tachnolgoioal c" ^cpment -activities
          directly relating to the activities of prcap-action for , exploitation -
          and storage or transport of hydrocarbons ; ,
-( ii) 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 .                                            -
 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 .
 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 possible be called upon to
 grant .                                   :   "
 A $ «each project has to meet one imperative condition , namely that carrying it
 out would r.esult in greater security of Community supplies of hydrocarbons ,
 the Commission , in application of the provisions of Regulation Ho 3056/73 ,
 adopted the following assessment criteria :        '
 ( a)' degree of technical innovation in the project compared with the current
          state of the art ;
 ( b ) technical feasibility of the project and probablity 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 cooperation between other similar4 projects ;
  ( f ). the technical capacity and financial standing of the parties responsible
          for the project ; the possibility of an association between the latter
          and the potential partners in the oil industry.
                                                                                   ./
 ---pagebreak---    Inmaking its assessment the Commission particularly took into account the
  question of certain objectives , which in the Commission^ opinion have / '
   jfriority , being achieved by the project in question , e.g. :                   v  /
   ( a) increase in the overall recovery rate from known deposits ;
   ( b ) increasing the recovery rate "by eliminating technical obstacles ;
   ( c ) making better use of small deposits ;
  ( d ) improving the degree of technical reliability in relation to prbduction
            from the fields ;                  .                      • •
  ( e ) shortening the period required before a known deposit comes into
           production ;
  ( f) the possibility of exploiting heavy and viscous crudes as . well as
           reservoirs containing crude of low mobility .
^ The Commission has moreover decided that no supporting "measures should be
  considered in the case of projects- which :                                   «
  ( aj are simply preliminary studies or involve no technical risks ;
  (b) relate to the perfecting of equipment which , although representing
           technological progress , offer 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 . - s .             v \-
  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 *                      1
  Qnce the process was completed , 47 projects were regarded as qualifying for
  Community support , the corresponding investment amounting to 98 . 738 . ,793 - e.u .
  for the three-year period 1978/l980 e . ~                  ,                    .
  The Commission proposes intervention ranging from 3P to ^Ofo of these investment
      •\           '          •
 In order to determine how nruoh support to grant ©ach project , the' Commission,
  talcing account of the provisions of Article 4 of Regulation 3056/7 3 referred to
  above , namely :                          •      • ■
  (a) Community • support may'constitute "only, a; minority .share of the financing
  •      . of the -project ;
  (b) the. euro Which -nay be granted . to & prc.ieoi eball depend :; r: expected' results
           end' " la*.          of        projssts to '*1:9 Gi^n'ti^y *
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  wcrKec!              - fr j    pr ire :
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        ( a) maximum support vill be given " to pro jeets ,- the                o.".- atiqn of v.hosa resmts
               would 1-eauL to an Increase in the available q:1-.-: . t -; ' •-.■ rs of,-'and/or epoed up the
               process of maJcing tlis "best hg© o£ f the ComFau.i vtv • aydroc&J'oon rosourcfts ;
        (b) an intermediate level of support will "be gtv -.n «o projects dealing with .
               geophysics ;             .              •           '        .         *
        (c ) a minimum level of support will be given to projects concerning the hydrocarbons
               transport and storage sectors *, in principle ;       ,                      -
        (d) projects aimed at perfecting service activities will receive the minimum rate of
               support . Should this tjpet of project lead to the elimination of a major "bottle­
               neck it could be assigned a higher rate of support ,
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
        period 1978^-80 to the        47 ' projects adopted amounts to 38.940.576                    e.u.a .
16 .    Those support measures should "be granted in the form of subsidies repayable 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
        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 .
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 a
        reasonable degree of cooperation .                 1
                                                                                           ■■      S         . '
19 .    The sum entered in the 1978 Budget to cover Community projects in the hydrocarbons
        sector amounts to 35 million - e.u.a . in appropriations for the commitment .                   This
        amount has to be increased from the 1977 commitment appropriations available following
        the withdrawal of a certain number of projects adopted by Council decisions of
        25 October 1977^^' The amount Of support being proposed by the Commission in the
        frame rork of the 1978 budgetary exercise is consequently covered by the appropriations
      ^ available .
      \
                                                          ^
        The Council is asked to adopt the following decision :
        ( l ) The projects are :
        02.08/77    promoter   : Korea,                amount of support 3«934»033 u . a .
        03»36/77    promoter   2 Po^-er tf s , ; or    amount of. support 2 . 535*802 u.a .
        07 • 12/7 7 promoter   : Alsthom/"*":". jk ,rs amount of support 1 . 080.000 u.a .
        07.17/77    promoter   s Drapewerke            amount of support 491«2C3 u.a.
        10.13/77    promoter   : Gravatom              amount of support 336.600 u.a .
                                                                                    8.378.238 u.a .
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                              , PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION .
                                         .   -    -       a
                            on "the grant of measures Of support for
                        Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector
   THE COUNCIL " OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                  7    :        .
   paving regard to* the Treaty establishing „the European Economic Community
   Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3056/73 of $ November 1973 on
   the support of Community projects in the - hydrocarbons sector^\ and in
   particular Article 6 thereof ,                                     1
   Having .regard, . to the proposal from the Commission ,
   Whereas the said Regulation provides for the grant of measures of' support for
   the implementation -.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 implementation of the projects which
 . a.: e particularly capable of accelerating the development of resources and improvir.
   the storage and transport - conditions for . hydrocarbons in the- Corciaunity and. the
   completion of which ooiil-d "not be' ensured or , would hav£ to be postponed -without
   Coma irâ l;y support ;;.            .   1     ' '' ~                                   '
              No L
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For the period. l?7S–80 ?               . vT nv-pp-"." >' ' '-■.'.all oe granted for . b lie ^ ommuruv,/ -
T«rojetris shown in the iUmeJc- in •, &©          p*                      repays oJ.<5 it. '-'if? resultb
orovs cooifAercially oxploii&Ue , up :to a bv ^ wim ammnt of ' 38,.?^0.576 .                           «•*>
                             Article 2 •
Ths support measures' -rfeferxed to in Article 1 shall "be .granted for each of the
projects on the- "basis of the ' percentages • shomi ' in the .Annex of the actual cost ,
aa verified and aecpeted "by - tha ConmisaicSu up to* the maximum arn.ou.nts also
specified in the Anv.te± »     -
                             Article 3
The Commission shall negotiate and conclude with the persons concerned. /the
contracts necessary for the impl a mentation of this . Decision .
The .Coniroi.-iiion shall arioiniater these contracts .                                            v
                                                                     For the Council
Done at Brussels .
                                                                      The President .
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                                                 PH0F0SS3 SV?FO?T OF -CCWAITY' PROJECTS IH II! ^ FYTHCCAPyVS SSCTC1'
                                                 ■     .    -                              i • "   1    •        '                             \
   Ol   Geopbysic ? , and prospect ing
                     rojec't Titia                  Prcrootor       Total investnent            Appreciation and rate of support                 Amount of
                                                                    1978-1980 ( eus )                                                            support . ( eua )
   ci.ia ?a   Jievelaj
              lievelapment of optit^-              Agip                 182.424         The purpose of this project is to test acquisition        63.848
              hl technological
              Ll     tecV              ' j                                              and processing of seismic data from transverse
              Srocedpres for, the J                                                     waves .    Therefore a seismic survey with the trans­
              ^■ocording processing                                                     verse waves method will be carried out in the Po
              hnd interpretation                                                        Basin , which has already been well- studied strat-
              hi eeir;jiic trans-                    -• .                               igraphically and lithologically in numerous wells .
             iwsaVS9 wavsa
                         waves '          •                                            Project parallel and coordinated with 01.12/78 .
                                                                                       Support recormr.enclfid : 3%35?j .
  Cl » H/78 ^orrdia^or stacker <                   Seroel               859.097        This programme cbvers the development of a corel-         300.584
             ile multiplexer                i                                          iitor stacker demultiplexer to be used with a seis­
                                            I                                          mic data acquisition system . In the case of a
                                                                                       i/ ibratory source it operates as a correlator stack
                                                                                       9r but when used with impulsive methods it can
■            \         "    '    '■                                                    operate as a stacker only.         It should- process any
                                                                                       number of channels within the limit of 240 .
                                                                                      [Support recommended : 3
  01,12/7   peittmic Trasverse                     G3RTH .              177.590        The purpose of this project is parallel and co­            62.156
             j;a',r es , Development                                                   ordinated with project 01.10/7,8 . A seismic survey
             bf optical technol­                                                       will be carried out in the eastern part of the
             ogical procedures f<                                                      Paris Basin .      Support recommended : 35$-
            {■ssing
                ie recording,       proce­
                         and interpre "
            ktion .
  01.13/ 78 Itevel.opment of a                Compagnie Générale        670.152        The object of this project is to define and develo P      234.553
            fie'smip technology               de Géophysique                          'a specific seismic exploration technique particul­
            filming at improving                                                       arly well adapted to the salt problems in the .
            jphe resolution of                                                        Mediterranean : Sea .     Support recommended : 35$.
            infi'c. - saliferoua.
            jiycirocarbons problei
            JLn the '"edit err ansa ?
            Bea , ■
 ---pagebreak---                                     ^C'COSS1) SVPPC-I? C^'CC IZXMRR F=CJ:-:O?3 . I%      RFR-CCAAYSS      X NS.-.C-
   01    GwCphysica ard ps-ospecting
                                                                                                                                    * ÅCK-UFI * OT
   ;îo .          Project Title?      Procootor          Total ims&cïiœnv           Appréciation and rats ex' stippom
                                                         19ï 8-1930 -( eus..)                                                       5  support ;' ;jua )
                                                                              Tha aia of this project is the development; of a        394-210
>i»14/T6 .1 Pre-sita surveys      Prakla Seismos G$BH    1^126 ., 312
                                                                               system for optinnun aurvey lins planning, "or using
           ' I for geophysical
             *' (neajuremente din                                              pictura • transmission and exact navigation Sfixup-
             | Ice-covered waters                                             isent with the aid of a coaputor arid p. helicopter i
                                                                               geophysical research vessels * ,
                                                                               Support recommended
                                                                                                                                      Ν
 ---pagebreak---                                            JhIWCI O SITPO" C ? Cv ??V.>TTY TVC J5C^3 IV *"}{*, HTT?.Cr,^ °'5C\S <" ,,y^rT f?
   02 SriHii ,"
   do -      , 1 .Project Titl« ••■ m           Pror. otor    Total ir.vestn^nt          Appreciation and rate of support               Aaour.t of
                                                              1978-1Í80 («na )                                                          support ( «ua )
'.ΙΟ 73         , horizontal drilling '
                ■ t'3ohnoio j for
                                                ' CERTH          9.566>412         ^ Project postponed in 1977 by Council Decision)     3.826.565
                                                                                   pie purpose of this project is to develop the
                ' itnprcvi >g oil                                                  Flexodrilling to permit horizontal drilling. Uses
                Jrocovsry                                                          bf such a technique can be envisaged in the im­
                                                                                   provement and maintenance of flow, alBo in fields
                                                                                   which have been flowing for some time .
                                                                                   Support recominended : 40# '              :  f
 , 1 ,/               and gas 5hovf              GERTE             407.117          Phe development of such equipment offering know­      162.847
               : ai llyser on 'Sfill-                                               Ledge about the presence of hydrocarbons in the
              I -TJ-; ai'533     .<                                                 Irill cutting3 Should offer improved safety on
                                                                                    Irilling sites . ' Support recommended 40$.
   L,£'7fl '{Field operable                      GERTH             514.341         3n a drill site , it is necessary to take decisions    205.736
              * source rock anaxys-                                                regarding the continuation of drilling. A valuabl
              •^ ivusing pyrol.tsis                                                idaitlon to the knowledge available to the
                                                                                   "esponsible will come ftcom the rapid- processing of
                                                                                   lata which this apparatus will provide . Safety
                                                                                   utid efficiency of drilling would be enhanced ,
                                                                                   mpport recommended : 40$ .
     ' , '                            l -           .      -
    t/ .'l   J.Deôign and develop-j Fil se q / Souriau             216.124          ■hrough the use of fiber optics this device will       86.450
           ' jrr,snî of electrc– : •• j ..                                         jermit the separation and identification of singal
       .     'ontic interconnect-^                                                 'rom seated operations without the cross inter- '
             sl.o.i.8 for the off–
                                                                                   'erence which is an integral weakness of present
             Is^ora applications .!                                                lystems . Such a development will effect improve-
                                                                                   lents in, safety and performance of many Underwater
                                                                                   • perationa . ' Support recommended : 4C$ .
                                             ''
 ---pagebreak---                                                 .•pscfos *^.             ■cyrrrr^'^ i^cT^crs-
  <02 I>"ixUr.£
                                                                                                                                                                           • .A cour, t ci       ■■
                                                       Γ . ^ οϊ.γγ     ■  1 Total* inv^Giiri^ n't      .. -Appréciation - and . rate ôf support                                 rapport ( siua) !
  Ife. .        ; I Fro.^ct Title ■ •'                                     • Ί·:"8~Ι γ.8Ο' ( ««ϋ                                                                        -:–         '     r–.      !
                                                                                                                  t                                                    «                       '   i
                                                                                                                                                                                      266.060
           .■a ; ■                                                              '   670,151                The ourpose 'of this project is to aevalo? aft
QO } ; * /"- T > ìOyTOciCOpiC inoltìiCH sagem/ïfp :•                '                                    " inertial system .tor the - m   . easurement of drift , _
     * •          i%%x-iV far retnote j                                                               % geographical ' azimuth'. and th« orientation of ths d
                  icont.rcliad driilirîri                                                                                                                                                   ''i':
                                                                                                            tool during drilling. Tlis proposed system , 'bass
                                                                               V »             '
                                                                                                    !       on gyroscopic. and accelerome-tric inertiax , willj
                                                                     ♦   '                       - 1        b® independent of magnetic anomalies , ^ *hieh. wii .                        ,         ·ί
                                                                                                            iasprove spead- and sefety ox well arilliii^t
                                                                                                            Suooort is recommended at 4^%.             j          ,
              ,
                                           JL
                          cbiort sy^T-iar:!.^
                                                                                                                                                                      ■ :■    ■
         ./7 ^ | Installation -.f                  3e a -Titmc Uo .                  318.322                While ths overall objective - is =ral '.aole-,- t-he
                                                                                                             proposal is limited to-aathemticsd »od .$l fim-
                                                                                                                                                                    J ■
          ■ *- i gravity . plat form {                                                                       ylationa . There Is no attswpt to 'life' - this .
                   ' ihw    sub sea wellsj
                                                                                                             prslij^iiiary' wo.rk wit,h a poesiDAe- acs-uax
                                                                                                             situation* ffo support recomsgrdsdi                    ^
                   Ï  "■
                                                    iiowar& 2dr is                   602,742                 The pjfcgranar.4 envisaged covers testa of Bathsifr
   j,-33/?5' I Gravity tower                                                                                 atioal models and dynamic model tests , "The
                                                                                            i
                                                                                                             proieot is not oriented towards any specific
                                                                                                             objective,' and the role of possible users is
                                                                                                             email . - No s-ipport. re.coir.ta^ndec).,   ' •
                                            .1
                                                                                   1.306 « 795               The' 'purpose, of . this project is to generate a .
."SViv$/v& ! Jack-uj) rigsf proj-                 . CF32ï
                                                                                                          1 European design of jack-us* rigs capable of oper­
                   ï • ■      ■      yct 1                                                                   ating in the H.Vf. European and Mediterranean,
                  ; . . ■   :      •          ï                                                              theatres , Wo su pport Is reoonaneyled , as • in *ne
                                                                                                             Coraflii33ion'opir4Qn the sat eguarding of 'the -■ ^
                                                                                                             future hydrocarbon supplies of the Community - uq
                                                                                                             hot depend upon the availability oi jack-up rifc$
                                                                                                              of the type proposed ,               /
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               ProCuction Systeme
                                                                    Pronot or                Total inveetrosnt                          Appreciation and rate of support .                    Acount of
           jTo . ,           Project Titlé
                                                                                             1978-1S,80' ( «ua )                                                                              ruppor** ( ®uaj
                                »
      *
         :-37/7<3        Increased product­                         B.P.                             472.302                       The" immediate aim of the project is to develop                  188.921 -
                         ion capacity by                                                                                           equipment and techniques ensuring the use of flow-
                         TFL iechyiquea                                                                                           jline sizes less dependent on tool diameter imposec                           •»
                                                                                                                                   by the wellhead completion . If successfull , this             ι
                                                           ν        " ·          Γ ' ·                                             project combined with an earlier one r will result
                         . ■  1                      ' »
                                                                                                                                   in reduced coats per bl/d of production schemes
                                                                                                                                   with remote 'sub sea wells , with consequent improve­
                                                                                                                                   ment in production for smaller fields .        .
                                                                                                                                  [Support recommended ; 40Ç$ «    •            ,   ■ .
                                                                                                                                                                                                       1
        03.50/78 production systoa                             Salzgitter                        6.795.153                         The effective handling of LNG and associated gas            2.718.061
                        for LUG- and assoc­                                                                                        is a crucial element in maximising the production
                        iated gaa in JTorih                                                      k               .
                                                                                                                                   of hydrocarbon resources in the Community countrie 3 · ;               Ν
                    i Saa                                                                                                          The purpose , of this Project is to develop further
                                                                                                                                   the methods and systems for producing and trans­
                                                                                                                                   porting LNG and Associated Gas from offshore loc­
    '*V                                                                                                                            ations .   The work will be related both to fixed
                                                                                                                                   platforms and tethered Buoyant Platforms .       This
                                                                                                                                   will ensure full cover for all appropriate water             » •
                                                              * •                 -                                                depths . All aspects of offshore storage and
                                                                                                                                   loading must be incorporated.
* •                  I                "           *                                                                                Support recommended : âOfo *                      *
                     1 •
        -:;oA.Ï        Design and develop­ ; Shell Intl                                          5.I9I.924                         Subsea well head completion system at present in            2.076.770           '
                       ment cf.an insert                 j Kaatscljappi j B.V.                                                     use all expand     some 30 to 40 ft . above the sea
 t       •             v;ell head complet­                                                                                         hed . The purpose of this project is to develop a
                       ion system for . the                                                                            i
                                                                                                                                   radically new design with a low profile overcoming                > ' v'
                       eu^sea production                                                                               i-~         the risks of damage to and by anchors and fishing
                     I t i' hydrocarbons .                                                                   '         !           gear . ' Support recommended : 40$ . '
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    C3 Production Systems
                                                                                        Appreciation         rate of support                         ÀQOlint Of
                                              pr oraotor        Total investment
    Ko .        Project Title                                                                                                                        sunport ( - aua )
                                                                3 97&-1980 ( eua)
                                           Shell Internat ionq      1.283.405       The purpose of' this project is to develop a             §           513 , 362
  03.60/78 pealgn construction                                                      safety valve system incorporating the last of            !
            and field testing o            Pet . K.B.V.-      !
             1 surface controller                                                   current practices , tut using new methods to            "J
             sub-surface safety                                                     monitor, the operation of -sub–surface safety valve 3 . ■
             /alve. system in oil                                                   It is expected that such a systam will permit-
            %nd gas wells .                                                         higher rates of production when using the aubr-
                                                                                  • surface, valves'.     Support . recommenced ;
                                                                     2,027.208      The purpose of this Project is - to . develop furtherj                ivio.883
      il/"3 Articulated columns            GHRTH
            ipre'îa -vl . on for                                                    the successful results obtained during earlier             j
            ¿ i-'í . i ., erial raalís-                                             ventures (4/75 ? 03*42/ 77 ) asid - to apply, them to      5
                           . ■  ationa . '                                          risers , new types of floating production aysceics ,!
                                                                                    including developments for application to deep
                                                                                    waters .    Support recommencied t 4C';' »
                                                                     9.382.120      The purpose of this project is to develop from                     3 • i v ~ . 848
 61,62/78     roductiori pilot             0ERTH
                                                                                    results obtained under 4/75 5 03 «-34./77 » Ths
                                Ho . 2
                                                                                    proposal covers & production station tor luO tu. . 3
                                                                                    to '200 m . water - depth under North Sea conditions . t
                                                                                    Support recommended ; 40?'°                                 j
                                                                                                                                                       2 . CL'
03.63/78 ÎJaep Sea Production              GERTH                     5.O26.I36 .    The purpose of- this Project is to .carry '.further ]
■           IkïuipmentB                                                             the work undertaken in the range of projects from|
                                                                                    1974, in preparing for production in deeper                  1
                                                                                    waters . Studies, will be made to cover flares,;}'
                                                                                    loading stations , and safe/ty aspects ."           .'
                                                                                    SuDporx reccmrnended î40% . ;
                                                                                                                                                           «&42. . 0.11 »
03,64/ 78 |.apidly installed               John Laing                1.105.027       The proposed Lai-ng system permits any deck design!
            equipment decks for                                                     and any tower design to be used , since it involve jp                      ».
            iffshcro production                                                      a special method of lovrering the fully equipped I
            fclatforms
                                                                                     deck on the substructure -        Support is recommende d
                                                                                     at 4C?c , provided an oil company is m fact a                 j
                                                                                     participant or at - least involved in an advisory- j
                                                                                                                                    capacify .
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   ;'6 f          i. Fr ^ %>.ri Title          Promoter          Total ir.vectncnt                  Apprecin - ton and rate of support                            Acou - >. of
                                                                 1978-1580 ( eua )                                                                                svppcrt ( èua !
                 •^vjiupment of sub-J       B.P.                  1.545.492
'. '            / merged ft ares for                                                          The / purpose of the project is to design and test                    618.1^7
                 io^fsho^ô H?îd, enshor                                                      a novel gas disposal system based upon the princ­
                insfJ
                                                                                             iple of submerged combustion. This development
                                                                                             will contribute both to safety , environmental
                                                                                             security and economic viability of small fields.
                                                                                             Support recommended : 4C# .
     'V~ ^ jOavelopmanf of a •              B.P.                  1.081.845
                 i'iovM Byatsa of
                                                                                             This project oould make available hydrocarbons                         432.738
                                                                                             from oil gas streams which could otherwise be
                Ipropai.a recovery .                                                         unusable . It is based upon the development of
               { •■                                                                          Vertical Rectifying cor.d&nser .                    ■ ,
                                                                                           ! Support recomrcendea : 4C% .
                 r-v     D^Kcnt of a       British, Gas           3.245.534
                             for ths / !
                                                                                          ( This proposal relates to a method .for heating - j                    1.298*214
                                                                                          (heavy oils , which will make, available light hydro­
               je Tj;l citation ci' ' ] J
                                                                                          [oarbona otherwise lost . Important improvement of
               <ii'. 7 ci?.,            j                                                 [supplies by heavy crude oils . .                                   -
                            of a product*- OZRTH                    770.674               Rapport recommended : 40^. . .                 •                 .
                                                                                            TTi^ 1            j-r t iiio ■ pr u ject is to develop metHodö          308.270
                       circuit ï'or     |                                                   for      lifting , very heavy crudes of which large                 i
              .viacous -heavy oils 1                                                        quantities are known to exist .on. and offshore                  ~ j
                •,.vr>spo Mare).'     . I                                                   Italy, France and Germany. Community funding woul
                                                                                            be appropriate because , the risks to be taken are
                                                                                            sizeable , and the value to the Community of the
                                                                                            crude which could be recovered , if the project
                                                                                           were successful , would be extremely high .                  ..
                                                                                           Support recomnended : 40% .
   70^.8 p v»iIoprjjenc- 4>f ..'           Linde A. G.              926.597
             J»*l w>ns ' not" abnsit-                                                    pie purpose of this project is the development of                          370.638
                      for motions                                                        potion compensating devices for columns inside
                                                                                         Cryogenic liquefection plants . offshore .                  This dev­
                                                                                         elopment is. highly recommended for the recovery of
            t      ■                                                                     natural and associated gase3 offshore .
                                                                                         {Support recoïïiroended : 40%                        #
 ---pagebreak---                                            ΐ>ΗΟρΟοΕΌ ςπνν'οντ οΡ           ΤΤ ΤΤ 3^·, ■ -
  0«i Secendary recovery
                                                                                                                                                 Ànc;:nt of- "
 Ko .            project Title                Prodolor           Total invectiænt              Appréciation ar;d rate 0» Support                 support ( sua)
                                                                 197&-1 980 ( eua)
                                                                                          This project of enhanced recovery of heavy crude             536.121
05^09/78 jDeval jpment of                  Slf ïtaliana          1.240.303
             ( drainage system for
                                                                                          is complementary to the project 03.68, 78* It , ,
                                                                                          might well prove applicable , perhaps with some ^
             jthe recovery of                                                             modifications, to other fields in Europe contain­
             (heavy oils (Rospo                                                           ing heavy and viscous crudes-.        - ,
                              Mare )                                                      Support recommended :
                                                                                           In this project it is proposed td inject Co^ and          = 633,096
             8
    10/78 {Application of view i AGIP
                                     ■ f •
                                                                 6.632.739
                                                                                          natural gas to enhance the process of evaporation
             | techn:iques "to oak* ■                                                      of the crude known to exist in the Piropo field .
             ( possible the fetoaom                                                        This should result in a reduction, of viscosity an'
             jlc exploitation of                                                           the oil should flow at lower differential pressure
              •1 ha- 'Hr-Jpo Field .                                                       towards the wellSo Ths results could^be applit^–
                                                                                          l.able to other similar fields .    .     •' 1
                                                                                          iSuooort recommended t 4Q%>.              ' ■ • ...
             *                     «
                                                                                           The: purpose Of this project . is to attempt recovery     . '368 . 583
    1.I/78 • 1 Improving rec ovv;.ry       GERTH                    521,458 ;
             Ifros! heavy viscous                                                          of crude oils of very high Viscosity... The method
             fi-S.l reservoirs                                                             to be used consists of a combination of liquid
                                                                                           solvents , injected appropriately , and thermal
                                                                                           processes . The demonstration that this route is
                                                                                           feasible and practical will have considerable
                                                                                           value in . considering the recovery of many such
                                                                                           crudes . ' Support recommended ; 4w?. *,
                                                                                           The project proposes a system for preventing the             770.674
05,12/ 73- Development 0i an               Syminex .              1.926 . 685
               electrical ayetem
                                                                                            coning of water Into a producing well . If results
               to prevent "water
                                                                                            achieved in Phase 1 justify an actual oil field .
               coining" in walls .                                                          trial , this will take place during phase 2 , cov­
                                                                                            ered in the proposal . CFP is the oil company
                                                                                            associated with this work .                    -'
                                                                                          « Support recoBcnended ; 40% »
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                                                            OF CC^i^rETr PROJECTS T T7 *r! r5? VY^C                ^^vwv o           • •' • *         ' ■■■■ '              •
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           ^                               ;•                        Ti-i#7 e                 1         - Promoter                            Total invectr^nt-            Appreciation and rate of sum*?r *                            Ar.our.t of            ;
                '                ' r                                              ■ ■!■;. ' ■ ■ .                                             i97Q"l?8(j ( eua.)             '
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        appert ( eua )
                                          •                                                  I                  V
                                                                                                                                                                                                          V   •
                                          ! uy^r                                             I                                                 - 1.382.597            The purpose of this project is to ertenrt the work                      553.039
\                             ■ \'w ?                        fV:od : r»£ cn~ j                                        . *            '                                ( already _ being1 supported - 05 « 06/77 „) on
                                          " Oti'i '3 injection                              j' -                                                                      "Development of Brine Soluble Polymers " to the
                                         J SGIÏV.L V-                                    J
                                                                                                                                                                      stage of field testing. • It iB considered that
                                         F ;                             .                                                                            4 /    '        results ao far are sufficiently promising to
                                                                                                                                                                      justify the expenditure and effort to undertake
                                                                                                                                                                      the praparatoi'y work. Bearing in mind the value
   '              ■                                        ■ - ·; . ' !                                    ·'                 .                                       to the Community of the success of this venture
                                                                                                                                                                      it is considered .justifiable to recommend 40$
                              •I        *              •
                                                                    • ■    ' . - -J .
                                                                                          -i
                                                                                                                     • .
                                                                                                                         /   w
                                                                                                                                                                      support for the project ., ,          ,
                      '                                                                   f                   *
                                                                                                                                                          «
  . ' •                                      tec T X                    rue t hoc & ! of Transport                                                                 J                          . •
                                                                                                                                                                   *   -              - - -
                                                                                          !       '               -                    I
    C ,\A - ' ■ ' Da -el joftia.i . '.uf                                           .      jTaylor Voodrow Int .                                    2,472.768         This project aims to develop a floating break­
                               .                                                                                       \   Ltd .                             1       water; to increase tanker loading time . It is not
     '■        \                       j          : ' " "■ - ■                           ! •                                                                         directly linked to production , transport or
                    •■■■■■•                          :                          - - 1 -,                                   ■                                         st-orag*" - activities , as • prescribed by Regulation
                                                                                                                                                                     No support recommended.            -       , •     3056/73.
    ;                                           · ■                               :■ 1 *                  -   .
                                              o - >;- ; '••voraiili -?. of                      ; J3SP                          ' f.     !      . 1.115.845          The purpose of this project is to develop                             334.754
                                                            p-* j. 9 nammer |                                                            I.''-,                                new designs of pile hammers for major
               ; - •.                            ,               ■            ■          !               :                                  '     ' , -     /  . ■   offshore iSofk. The 'very considerable amount of ■
            ''
           '•              ' I
                                                          *                 '
                                                                                        j
                                                                                        r;
                                                                                                                                                                     piling which has been necessary during the past 4
                                                                                                                                                                     years to ^nstal the major .offshore platforms 'in
             ,                        I                                               . i
                                                                                                                                                                     N/W Europe waters, has revealed a number of areas
                                                                                                                                                                     where improvement would he valuable .
                                                                                                                                                                     Support recommended s 30/t.                             ^
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 ---pagebreak---                                                         ^(yc ;*<S~D                      C^T'MJN'iTY Xr>.C ^z% --^ 1 ?? *m-r:rr?ccÂSKM:
                                                                   . i ,
        ancillary "Slvvpe * . Sum^rLbl^s -and tuavIgaMoiw'
               r Tra'rct ? yn*                             rvc^OTor -                  îaial .- învesrirœn^              Appreciation ai-.d rats , of cuppori:        ''.         '         Acouj.t or _             j
                                                                                        1978-1980 ( eua)                    .                    . •                                i        e\p?:ri (,            y j
G"! :?^/7t3 I1 îOav., ■ ' ,-           of             SF/Kerion                          i,rn,m                                                                             -• -• {•              353-199 v I
               < à-satroia , àrìves »                                                                                                      . rfh.ls programme ' covert* ,further                        . ^
               jtòole Sit ti/ i?                                                                                   development of diver / assistance capabilities and                                 \
               ? application                                                                                       natch of the work could be applied also « to improv– . ^ .
                                                                                                                   ing the flexibility and performance of unmanned_                                          - ^
                                                                                                                   aubiaersibles .- g .. .-?ort recom^end-ad-     jOfe,
07 . 2 - ''Te'   Fur ther.'"devo''' . • jôï4 Hfrn'.T&chaoïogjr "                            . 772,740             iTha purpose of this project is to dsvelop .further • - .
                 ofa i            '.-;;V.;eitt •+: br .                  ■ I.tdi                                   tha tool • eypteips already., under develogn.?nfc in an
                                                                                                                   earlier contrast - The further . developments prop­
                  5. -»               hard- j                   ;•             '•                                  osed will faquirs - very considerable                              j             •
                          '.léVJ.G9 .
                                                                                                                   technological effort and manpower , which -can- or.lj- j •
                                                                                                                   be justified if the system and equipment develops4
                                                                                                                   can win work* ^contracts, • can be' mactis avaiiaSiS wnei a
                                                                                                                   work is . and will be capable of bei^p; psrviced .                      ,'
                                                                                                                   during such activities , We recommend tna funding .
                                                                                                                   to ba postponed, ,•           •       .           ' •               j.                 ;v '•
                  Spending the oparf WItci Technology                                         927.295               The purpose of this project i's to design,- deveico
07 f'4
                 ati onal capabilities -._                               ' LtcL                                     and manufacture a system of underwater power poinlje;
                 of a submersed                    (•                      <      •                                 and associated equipment . .-Owing to the company
                 handling demies                   j .              * .
                                                                                                                    dimensions , the staff effort required for such a                                      .
                                                                                                                    development . casts doubt upon the ability of sucC- -
                                                                                                                    essfully to handle this project , . on the time sealf
               *
                                                                                                                    and x'or "the budget suggested. 'We recommend that.                                          ,
                                                                                                                    tha: funding ba post poped "to nsxt year .                                •   '       ■ ,
                                      O.C' CTE j'i– S_u }          1oilU £ \jTt 8ru.jp:'3 4 1 wOC a 7^y             TKa ourposs of this project is to- develop anew                             l«226.0i$>
                                                                                                                   'method trenchiiv; for the burial, of submarine pipe-
               | vhiïi ^ ^ 'jUiproen '-* 1              ^ 01^03^'                                                   linos , Tnis - proposal' merits attention ana has                                 ,
               ' supiï.ariii!" ■ o.Lpe li-nerj. ■  '                                                                possibilities for introducing a much improved
                                                                                                                    capability. Support Teconmer.ded_iJ^_„-                                      , ' .
               3
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    07 Ancillary ships - sucmersibles and navigation
       ro .            Project Title         Prcnctur          Total investment            Appreciation an'l rate of support               Ar.oiuiî of
                                                               1976-1980 ( eua )                                                           tupport (        %
                                                                                                                                                        eua >
    t*T , f'j/73 [Research Into aub-       BHRA                       383.. 282        The programme envisages covering the use of wate:        -
                    fmarg^d trenching
                    facing- water jets                                                  jets , to be followed by tests on jetting assistec
                                                                                       by mechanical cutting, to be followed by spoil
                                                                                       removal . This is an interesting research venture
                                                                                       but does not fall under the provisions of art .2 '
                                                                                       of regulation 3056/73 . We recommend no suoDort
                                                                                       for the project .
   O -c7/?8 fcevalo -.ment of a           Land and Marina          5.922.327
                   {system to embed sub - Engineering                                . The purpose of the project is to develop a new ar d   I .776.698
                . {marine pipelines in ,                                               improved system to imbed pipelines . The program e '
                   siihe sea bed ,
                                                                                       will be aimed at satisfactory operation in cohes­
                                                                                       ive clay sea bed materials . This laboratory             '■
                                                                                       programme will be followed by full scale trials
                                                                                       aa a result of which there will be designed a-
                                                                                       complete system.    Support recommended   30<f0 '
   .•?, 2j/7fl pasign and devalop-        RNLI                    1.655.222            The. project is outside the provisions of Regul-
       .^         bent of a fast slip-*ay                                             at ion 3056/73. No support recommended.                         ,
                  Slauriched life boat'
. 07.2^/ 73 improvement of the            GERTH                   3.677.456           The purpose of this project is to develop highly
              .   technology of deep                                                  advanced operational instruments to permit many              .     '
                  sssa exploration                                                    physical and analytical measurements at main ocesi
                                                                                      depths ( to 3000 m). We are reluctantly forced tc
                                                                                      the conclusion that any application of this venture
                                                                                      to the aspects covered by Regulation 3056 lie - in
                                                                                      the future . Wp recommend case should be presente 1
                                                                                      again in 5 years time .     \     ,
07 • ;>o, 78      Development of new      Wharton Williams .      1.491.400
                  5Q00 ft . rated                                                     The purpose of thi3 project is "to develop a new      447^420
                  pbservatipn and                                                     3000 ft . glass fiber reinforced plastic submersible
                  nanipulation submer                                                for ,use for observation', oonstruotion and main­
                  ? ible                                                             tenance work. Hie success of this venture woul4                 •*
                                                                                     Bake possible the availability of more economip
                                                                                     submersibles for underwater work ;
                                                                                     Support recomrnenàed *         '
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 ---pagebreak---                                        .PROPOSED S'T'T1?? OF CCT'T'TTI 7T F?C.TC°S' T?T TTT^ T-TliTCASyT^ STC^TCR
   09 Pipe Laying
    ro .      I Project Title             Promotor          TotfcT  irvecti.'ient !      Appreciation and rate of support                  Anount of
                                                            197ô -1?80 ( eua )                                                               support (eua -)
                                                                                               -                       ι
                                                        *
  09.09/78     Atomospherio Press­   CG Doria/BOC              3.350.757            Tho purpose of this project is to develop an
               ure u/w welding                                                      atomspheric welding chamber which can be removed
               chamber                                                              from the pipeline once the weld has been complete< t . -
                                                                                    This is a normal industrial venture consisting ■
                                                                              ♦\    rationalising an' existing system.   No- support
                                                       t  *                                                              recommended .
  09.11/78 j Pipaline   Repair tes : GERTH                     2.513.068            The purpose of this project is to complete the
            iat water depths of                                                     Weldap test programme . We recommend no support
               3000 m .                                                             as the additional costs involved are to be bora
                                                                                    ~by the promotor itself .
■ 09.13/78    The development of     LPS                       1.854.591            The development proposed will' provide an lrutovat-         556.377
              a' pipeline pig                                                       ive solution to pipeline testing and inspection
                                                                                    systems and it is regarded as one of considerable!
                                                                                    significance to the safety of the environment and !
                                                                                    to the maintenance of hydrocarbon supplies .
                                                                                    Support recommended : 3 0».
  09.14/78 jPilgrim pipe - coupl­   P. & p.    .               1.670.677            The programme covers the development of full sizec          501.203
            ing and associated                                                      coupling systems of a new design , based upon pro­
            development .                                                           totype work already completed . The use of such
            I
            i
                                                                                    coupling systems can be extendad to cover pile
                                                                                    clamps , repair sleeves and model repair joints foi
                                                                                    general platform use , with considerable value in
                                                                                    respect of the safety of structures . - Support
                                                                                    recommended :                   ,
                                                 /
                                                                                                                                                           *
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 ---pagebreak---                                     KRCPOSF'O SUPPORT cr cr:TL«.TTT rtCJECTS ITT 7H~ }?fZ?.CC??.'5C7.Z' TT.'TTC?.
 10 Pipeline transport
  ro .         Project Title          Proraoior         Total ir.v©stfr*nt        Appréciation an*: rate of support                Àr.our.t of
                                                        1978.1980 ( eua)                                                           cuppcr » \
                                                                                                                                             / eu& \
                                                                                                                                                   )
 IO.I4/78 ( Cryogenic Flexible     Coflexip                  988.A73          The purpose of this project is to develop a new       296.541
            { pipes                                                           generation of flexible pipes for use in handling
                                                                              fluiJs down to tempratures as low as -160C .    This
                                                  . \                         project is regarded as one of '     considerable
                                                                              potential significance ,, especially in the context
                                                                              of handling gas liquids offshore .    30# support
                                                                              is recommended for the design and development     4
                                                                              phases .
10.15/78     Safety Àssessment df Protect Internat­          733.710          The purpose of this project is to establish a
             Deep water Pipelinels            ional                           comprehensive set of design equations for deep
                                                                           Ν  water pipelines . This is a research project , the
                                                                              results of which , although valuable , will have to
                                                                             .litte* significance in the light of actual exper­
                                                                              ience available by the time the work is Complete .
                                                                             No support recommended .                 , .
IO. I6/78 J Development of higl    Dunlop Ltd .            3.090.985          The main application of this project is seen to b      927.296
          I pressure flexible                                                 for subsea completions , in which considerable ■
          i           piping.                                                 time and? cost savings can be foreseen . This lead
                                                                              directly to earlier production , the rendering
                                                                             viable of marginal fields with difficult crudes .
                                                                             Supror-t recommended : 30$ .
10.17/76     The development of    Sal zgitter/FMC        2.134.027           The purpose' of the project is to develop a^ new       640.208
             improved system for                                              system for handling the transfer of liquefied gas
             transferring liqu­                                               from offshore plants to gas carriers . Bearing in
             ified gases .                                                   mind the significance of the movements upon over­
                                                                             all hydrocarbon supplies , and the capabilities an
                                                                              trade record of the companies involved , support
                                                                             at 3C'fa is recommended .        v    ''     • .
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  12     Gas Transport by ship
   irs .        I Project Title                Pr oraotor          Total ir.ver twent         Appreciation and rate of support                      Anour.t of
                                                                   1978-1980 ( eua)                                                                 support ( eua ;
                                             Shell Research Lt  I.        8.191.110      ITie purpose of tha project Is to develop an insul­          2.457.333
12.05/78           The proving of an
                   internal Inaulatic   1                                                ation/barrier system for use at temperatures down
                 • and Barrier Systen                                                    to -160 C , moving and storing LNG . The programme
                   for marine transpo                                                    envisaged consists of the developing the spraying
                   and strage of LNG                                                     a special . polyurethane foam on the inner hull of
                                                                    • %
                                                                        1                the vessel ,                       '     .
                                                                                                               -                and reinforcing
                                                                                         the polyurethane foam with gl'asc fibre epoxy resin .
                                                                                         Design criteria are to be established and the
                                                                                         appropriate materials developed . Devices will be
                                                                                         developed to prove the commercial application of
              k                                                                          the system , and approvals will be sought from the
                                                                                         certifying authorities . Support recommended-       ;3Cf
             I                                                                                                                      /
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13 Subsea        Power Production
                                                                            804.182      The purpose of this project is to develop an                    24I.255
13.05/78           High density eub-         Conex
                   sea power source                                                 ι    improved power source for submersible . The prog­
                                                                                         ramme covers tha     further development of
                                          Λ
                                                                                                                          the Stirling engine
                                                                                         to the new combustion system and its fitting into
                                                                                         a container .   The whole development to be taken
                                                                                         to the point where the appropriate governmental
                                                                                         and certifying bodies give approval . The proposal
                                                                                         presented is innovative ; it stands a very good
                                                                                         chance of being used if it is successful , and the                         I
                                                                                         team of contractors and sub– contractors provide a
              !                                                                                                                                                     ι
              1                                                                          very good expectation of success .
                                                                                         Support recoirjnended *
              t
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 ---pagebreak---                                     PROPOSED SUPPORT OP COyyiflTCTY PROJECTS IN" THE HYOTOCAHBOyS' SSCT03
 14 Stores®
                                                        Total investraent                                                        Amount of
  Ko .         Project Title            Promotor                                  Appreciation and rate of support
                                                        1978-1980 ( eua)                                                         support ( eua)
 i 4 .Oj/78   Hydrocarbon storage Sir Robert McAlpine      2.032.322         The main purpose of this project 1 B to develop the    .609.697
                                       à Sons Ltd . ..                       optimum design for various types of hydrocarbon
                                                                             storage and to construct a carefully instrumented
                                                                             full scale storage unit . Safety in operations
                                                                             will b$ an important aspect of the programme. v
                                                                             Support recommended : 30$.            . . '
 14 #04/78 ! Self 'installing*    EMH/Holcrow Eubank       2.094.223         The system envisaged is a sea bed prestressed           628.267
            j auWea storage                      & Co .                      concrete tank to which the EMH articulated column
                                                                             is hinged to provide tanker loading facilities .
                                                                             This combination of concrete storage structure
                                                                             and articulated columns is seen to have potential
                                                                             for the marginal oil fields . We recommend 10% .
                                                                             support provided the involvement , even in an
                                                                             advisory capacity,, of a significant operator ."
¿4 «03/78 Ji Usa  of ünderground
             atora-ge
                                  Cromarty Petroleum
                                  Co . Ltd .
                                                           1.846.863         The purpose of this project is to develop methods       554.059
                                                                             of high pour^-point crude, oil storage in sandstone
                                                                             caverns which will be applicable in mary places .
                                                                             Funding of this project of 30 /° i3 recommended .
14 . 06/78 Development     of     Taylor Woodrow           2.089.351         The purpose of this project is , to provide data to     626.805
             unlined concrete     Construction Ltd.                          permit the design of unlined 9.3 well as lined -
             storage facilities                                              prestressed concrete storaga facilities for LNG.
             for LNG                                                         We recommend fundinsr for this project at 30$.
                                                                             provided that the companies referred to become
                      •9 ■
                                                                             involved . Among them should be an operating oil
                                                                             company , .if only in an advisory capacity .   '
 ---pagebreak---                                    F3C c0SrD SU? PC? ? OF CC, ?-T% rTTY' PROJECTS IN r.V.Z HTT7.C CAKy^S SECTOR
 15 Material testing
                                     Proraotor           Total investirent            Appreciation and rate of support                  Anount of
    No .        Project Title
                                                         ^■ 97 &_1?80 ( eua)                                                            support ( eua )
15.08/78   ! Development   of a     Syrainex                    921.453           The purpose of this project is to excite an off­        276.437
              system for monitor­                                                 shore structure positively at certain points and
              ing and optimising                                                  determine , from a measurement of the forces and
                                                           1  t
              structural design .                                                 accelerations the overall spectrum of response
              of offshore plat­                                                   frequencies . It is proposed to commence with
              forms                                                               wave parameters in the slamming zone and follow
                                                                                  this by using an excitation system of the impulse
                                                                                  type . Support recommended ; }Cp .                  I
15.09/78    [Development of an    Taylor Woodrow             2.551.299            The purpose of this project is to create a capab­
              inspection and rep­                                                 ility to inspect and repair offshore concrete
              air capability for                                                  structures . Bearing in mind the limited number
              offshore concrete                                                   of structures in service without the knowledge of
              structures                                                          possible failures , technological methods for
                                                                                  repair and maintenance this . project seems not to
                                                                                  ,iustifv community suoport .                       I
                                                                                                                                     1
15.10/78    Development of the    Taylor Woodrow             1.947.320            The purpose of this project is to obtain fundamen : al      –
            performance for                                                       data regarding the performance of concrete as a
            hydrostatic condit­                                                   material for possible use offshore . It is consid :
            ions for offshore                                                     ered that the programme proposed falls entirely
            applications .                                                        within the business interests of those marketing
                                                                                  concrete for offshore uses .
                                                                                  No support reconurended .
            I
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    Vj"i ?aie lal testing
   r.o .            Project Title        Promotor         Total inVectnent            Appreciation ar.d rato of support                Aciow.t of
                                                          1970-1980 ( eua j                                                            tu sport ( eua )
 -3 - - y77     (Total structural     IIRS                      108.686          The first part of this project has already been           38.040
                honitoring for off­                                              approved by the Council on October 25 , 1977 .
                shore platforms                                                  According to the minutes of this Council session
                                                                                 a support of 35# for the second phase of the •
                                                                                 project is to be recommended by the 'Commission .
I5.04/T?         pffehorQ' structures Bertln                    335.070          The programme proposed consists of the applicatior
                 Surveillance by                                                 of present known technolgOy – to which reference
                 kcouetics                                                       is made in the text .   The project can be considerei
                                                                                 as a normal commercial development venture .      -
                                                                                 Uo support recommended .          "     -           v
 0*05/78       Pesign techniques fc r Taylor Woodrow         2.704.612           This project appears as a comparatively fundamental
               instability problems           Ltd .                              research project relating to the normal business
                                                                                 development , of offering concrete as an offshore
               i'.n concrete offshore
                 itructuring .
                 J'iagr.ostic methods
            * jfpr offshore struct-
                                      Tecnomare              1.403.260
                                                                                 material in the future . No support recommended ;
                                                                                 This is a research programme relating to structural
                                                                                 monitoring. The company envisages the development
                                                                                                                                           420.978
               I               urea                                              of a capability to diagnose the safety conditions
                                                                                 of a structure , both by occasional checks and by
                                                                                 3ontinuous monitoring and to evolve an optimum
                                                                                 strategy for checking the conditions of structures .
                                                                                 Ill aspects will be brought1 together to permit the
                                                                                 improvement of designs Of structures.' Support 1
                                                                                 recommended : ~\Ofo.       "
:5 CP/JS i>?.surement of the          AGIP                      595.920          The purpose of this project is to instrument a -
              irr/ ironmantal factors                                            fixed structure "Barbara" due to be ready at the
              ind the stresaes in                                                end of 1979", so as to measure the environmental
              structures to attemj t                                             forces imposed and \ to reveal the effect of these
              in improvement in                                                  forces upon the dynamic and static behviour of the
              structure design                                                   structure . * A normal industrial type venture .
                                                                                 >0 support recommended .     _            "
 ---pagebreak---                                          cppdos^d s? rDoo° ? c cc**vjvtty          in '. •• -* -to? o c a? k" ?• n szc.c ?.
20   Mit-cel :? pçous
   Tfo.         | Project Title            Proraotor           Total investnent       Appreciation and rate of support                 Ar.ount 01
                                                                                                                                       support ( nua )
                                                               197&-1930 ( eus)
                1
20.01/78          An integrated proj­   Scomagg Ltcf .         1.653.677          The purpose of the project is to provide a soft­
                  ect of management                                               ware package capable of tracking the movement of
                  system                                                          500 K pieces of equipment and a hardware package
                                                                                  for storing and sorting the materials.' This
              !                                                                   project might have served a useful purpose at one
             !                                                                    time , this approach is now standard hy offshore -
             1                        I                                           operations . No support recommended .
             1
             i
             1
             i
             ii
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                   Total                                       136.972.842 .-
                                                                                                                                     1
                                                                                                                                         33.9iC.576 .-
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 ---pagebreak---                                       FINANCIAL RECORD
1.  Relevant budget heading code : Article 320 – Item 3200
2,  Title of bud ret heading : " Community technological development projects in the
                                   hydrocarbons sector ".
3.           n".pis :
3.0 Regulation ( SEC ) llo 3056/73 of the Council of 9 November 1973 on the support of
    Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( OJ 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 . 8/ 3600/74 ) •
3.2 Council Decision of 4 May 1976 , on the grant of support for Community prpjects in
    the hydrocarbons sector ( Doc . R/354/76 )
3.3 Council Decision of 25 October 1977 on the grant of support for Community projects in
    the hydrocarbons sector ( Doc . R/2416/77 )
3.4 Commission proposal on the granting of measures of support for Community projects in
    the hydrocarbons sector tha period 1978 to 1980 .
4.  Description of the measure :        Granting 39 Community undertakings financial a'id for use
                                        on projects in the hydrocarbons sector .
5°  Ob jec I ive ; To promote technological development directly related to the activities
                    of prospection for , and exploitation , transport and storage of hydro­
                    carbons likely to increase the     security of the Community 's supplies in
                    hydrocarbons .
6.  Justification of the Project : Becuase 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 1
                                         be postponed (.thus considerably prejudicing the security -
                                         of hydrocarbons supplies ) unless the Community provided
                                         financial support ,
7«   Appropriation s ( see Table on next page ).                                         1
8.  Type cf control to te applied s
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 .
     V
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 Ko 3056/73 .
 ---pagebreak---        "'.I. I./jl t i-ar.nv.al tire table for different iatod sr.d non-differentiated a ppr o pr i ?, t j. or, s         ( in U.A. . until 1977 }
                  „           ,                                                                                                         fr om 1978 )
I            Year ^               j     1975          1976       1977     .     1978               1979              1980             1981
     Hon–differentiated                                       TkYimTS                                                                                     TOTAL
a    arpr 0 pr 1 ax 1 on s                                                                                      I
i                 ■
 i                          *
 î    1974 : 25.000.000                25.OOO.OOO                                                                                                   25.000.000
 :    1975 : 25.000.000                    226.960 14.872.456     477 . 847^ 7 . 522 . 153 ^                                                        23.099.416 ^
      1976 : 28.000.000                             I    "*     9.121.128    i5.OOO.OOB1 )                         3.878.872"^                      28.000.000
                                                                                                                                 I
                                                    i                                                                            i
 s
 1 Appropriations for
                                    i               Í
                                    !               Í
                                    i                                                     (4!
  i   1977 : 50.000.000
                                    'à
                                             -                  2.265.261    12.734.739         15 . 000 . 000 20.000.000                           50.000.000
      1978 : 35.OOO.OOO                      -    I                          15.000.000       po . 000. 000       10.000.000                      I 35.000.000
   | 1979 : 20.000.000                                                                           6.000.000         7.000.000       7.000.000      j 20.000.000
   ï
                                                  j
                                                   i
                                                   1
                                                                                                                                                  i
   I   Total                           25.226.960 14.872.456 11.864.236      50.256.892       131.000.000 40.878.872               7 . 000 . 000 i 181 . 099.416
                                                                                              1
   a                                                                                          1                1
          Re-entered
       n
          The "balance of 1 -9OO 584 u.a . represents the total appropriations lapsed .
        7
          To be re-entered
        ^ Carried over appropriations