CELEX: 51980PC0415
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Date: 1980-07-18
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the grant of measures of support for Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector (1980) (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                         COM(80)415 final
                                         Brussels . 18th July 1980
                                 Proposal for a
                                COUNCIL DECISION
      on the grant of measures of support for Community projects in
                            the hydrocarbons sector
                                      ( 1980 )
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                 ( submit ted" to the Council by the Commission )
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 ---pagebreak---                                          REASONS
1 . The Council of the European Communities adopted Regulation ( EEC ) No .
             1
    3056 / 73 on the support of Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector
    on 9 November 1973 . This support is intended to promote technological
    development directly related to those activities in prospection for /
    exploitation and storage or transport of hydrocarbons which are likely
    to increase the security of the Community 's energy supplies .
                                                            '                  *
2 . In application of this Regulation , and following a proposal by the
    Commission , the Council authorised support measures involving a sum
    of the order of 183 million e.u.a . for the carrying out of 168 projects
                                    2  '
    during the years 1974 to 1979 .
3 . For the current financial year the Commission , in the Official Journal -
    No . C 242 of 27 September 1979 - published an invitation to all parties
    concerned to submit , by 30 November 1979 , applications for support that
    might qualify for consideration in the course- of the 1980 budgetary year .
                              . I
4 . In reply to this invitation the Commission received applications from
    39 Community undertakings involving 58 technological development projects
    and estimated costs of some 140 million e.u.a . during the period 1980 to 1982 .
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 :
                     -                                           -               ./.
   0J No . L 312 / 1 of 13 November 1973 .
2
   - Council Decision of 19 December 1974 onthe grant of support for                 .
     21 technological development projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( Doc . R / 3600 / 74 ).
   - Council Decision of 4 May 1976 on the grant of support for 34 technological
     development : projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( Doc . R / 354 / 76 ).
   - Council Decision of 25 October 1977 on the grant of support for 40 technological
      development projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( Doc . R / 2416 / 77 ).
   - Council Decision of 30 October 1978 on the grant of support for 49
      technological development projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( Doc * R /2671 /78 ).
   - Council Decision of 29 October 1979 on the granting of support for Community
      projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( 0J No . L 281 of 10 November 1979 ).
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       ( i ) the projects were relevant to technological development activities
             directly relating to the activities of prospection for , exploitation
             and stdrage 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 .
6 . The Commission then sent the documentation on each project to the
    Member States for the purpose of consultation and Considered any
    observations or comments received .
                                                                I
7 . On the basis of these preliminaries , as well as information provided by
    the applicant companies , the Commission proceeded to assess each project
    arid draft those measures which the Council wbuld possibly be called
    upon to grant .
8 . As each project has to meet one imperative condition , namely that carrying
    it out would result in greater security of Community supplies of
    hydrocarbons , the Commission, in application of the provisions of
    Regulation No . 3056 / 73 , adopted the following assessment criteria :
    ( a ) degree of technical innovation in the project compared with the
            current state of the art ;
    ( b ) technical feasibility of the project and probability of success ;
    ( c ) the number of1 range of possible applications of the results of the
            project ;
    ( d ) reliability of the project in relation to the health and environmental
            protection standards ;       1
    ( e ) risk of duplicating ftther techniques already evolved or under development ,
            and the possibility of co-operation between other similar projects ;
                                        0.
     ( 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 pirtners in the oil industry.
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 9 . In making its assessment the Commission particularly took into account the
      question of certain objectives / which in the Commission 's opinion hav«?
      priority, being achieved by the project in question , e.g. :
      ( a ) improving exploration techniques ;
      < b ) increase in the overall recovery rate from known deposits ;
      < c ) increasing the recovery rate by eliminating technical obstacles ;        1
      ( d ) making better use of small deposits ;
      ( e ) improving the degree of technical reliability in relation to production
             from the fields ;
      ( f ) shortening the period required before a known deposit comes into
             production ;
      ( g ) the possibility of exploiting heavy and viscous crudes as well as
             reservoirs containing crude of low mobility .
10 . The Commission has moreover decided that no supporting measures should be
      considered in the case of projects which :
      ( a ) are simply preliminary studies or involve no technical risks ;
      Cb ) relate to the perfecting of equipment which , although representing
             technological progress , offers very limited prospects of use in the      .
             hydrocarbons sector ;
      ( c ) represent a stage in developing an existing technique but do not provide
             the type of solution which takes future needs into account .
11 . In 'some cases the Commission has also made large reductions in the investment
      sums proposed for Community support whenever the assessed cost appeared
      disproportionate to the stated aims or where part of the project did not
      appear to correspond with the intention of Regulation 3056 / 73 .
12 . Once the process was completed, 34 projects were regarded as qualifying for
      Community support , the corresponding investment amounting to 78,667,685 e.u.a .
      for the three-year period 1980 / 1982 .
13 . The Commission proposes intervention ranging from 30 to 40% of these investments .
14 . In order to determine how much support to grant each project , the Commission ,
      taking account of the provisions of Article 4 of Regulation 3056 /73 referred
     sto above , namely :
       (a ) Community suppo'rt may constitute only a minority share of the financing
             of the project ;
       ( b ) the - sum which may be granted to a project shall depend on expected results
              and the relevance of such projects -to the Community ;
      worked on the following principles :                                   v
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        ( a ) maximum support will be given to projects / the exploitation of whose
              results would lead to an increase in the available quantities of , and / or speed
              up the process of making the best use of , the Community 's hydrocarbon resources ;
        ( b ) an intermediate level of support will be given to projects dealing with
  ,  .        geophysics ;
        ( c ) a minimum level of support will be given to projects concerning the                  '
              hydrocarbons transport and storage sectors , in principle ;
        ( d ) projects aimed at perfecting service activities will receive the minimum
              rate of support . Should this type of project lead to the elimination of
              a major bottleneck it could be assigned a higher rate of support .
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 1980-82 to the 34 projects adopted amounts to
       28,100,164 e.u.a .
16 . These 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 promotors of these projects do not alter the existing conditions of
       competition in the Community market in any way incompatible with the provisions
       of the Treaty as it applies to this field .
18 . Where two or more undertakings which receive Community support are pursuing
       similar objectives , the Commission will organise special meetings with a
       view to achieving a reasonable degree of co-operation .
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 ---pagebreak--- 19 . The allocations available in the 1980 budget for Community projects in
      the hydrocarbons sector will amount to 29.5 million e.u.a ., made up as
      follows :
                                                   1
      - 15    million e.u.a . from the 1980 budget
      -   8.5 million e.u.a . as remaining allocations from 1979
      - 3     million e.u.a . from readjustments^
      -   3 ' million e.u.a . as a transfer from Article 3201 ( Hydrocarbons
          Exploration)^       < ■
20 . The Council is invited to pronounce upon the following proposals for
      support with the understanding that the Commission firmly commits itself
      not to sign support contracts beyond the level of budgetary availabilities /
      both in the framework of the provisional twelfths and the final 1980 budget ,
      duly voted and accepted .
      The Council is asked to adopt the following decision :
1
   As the 1980 budget has not been approved , the system of the ' provisional
   twelfths " is presently applicable : on the 1st of June the allocations thus
   available amount to -10 million e.u.a ., to which will be added every month
   the sum of 1,250,000 e.u.a . until the amount of 15 million e.u.a . is reached .
^ A request in this sense has been introduced for 1.6 million e.u 3 a . from
   Article 3240 and 1.4 million e.u.a . from Article 3241 .     This corresponds
   to recovery of allocations transferred during 1979 from Article 3200 .
^ These allocations will not be transferable until the 1980 budget appropriations
    are approved .
 ---pagebreak---                          PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
                        on the granting of support for
                Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Eyropean Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No . 3056/ 73 of 9 November 1973
on the support of Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector^, and in
particular Article 6 ( 2 ) thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                             ')
Whereas Regulation ( EEC ) No . 3056 /73 provides for the granting of support
for the carrying out of technological development projects which are
of fundamental importance in ensuring the Community 's supply of hydrocarbons ;
Whereas it is essential to proceed with the carrying out of projects which
are particularly likely to expedite the exploitation of resources and
improve storage and transport conditions for hydrocarbons in the Community
which could not be carried out or would have to be postponed without
Community support ,
                             !..
                          ;  V
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  0J No . L 312 , 13.11,1973 , p.1
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HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                      Article 1
For the period 1980 to 1982 , support shalt be granted for the Community
projects shown in the Annex , in the form of subsidies , repayable if the
results are exploited commercially, up to a maximum amount of 28,100,164 e.u.a .
                                .   Article 2
                                    11   ">II   .
The support referred to in Article 1 shall be granted for each of the
projects on the basis of the percentages shown in the Annex of the actual
cost as verified and accepted by the Commission Up to the maximum amounts
also specified in the Annex .,
                                    Article 3
The Commission shall negotiate and conclude with the persons concerned the
contracts necessary for the implementation of this Decision .
The Commission shall administer such contracts .
Done at Brussels/ ■  ·
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                         i                             For the Counci l
                              >   ■                     The President
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                              Proposed support of Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( 1980 )
                                                                                                                                          1
01 Geophysics and prospecting
                  Project title                       Promotor                   Total       Appreciation and rate of         Amount of
                                                                              investment                   support             support
                                                                           ( 1980-1982 ) EUA                                     EUA'
    Development and improvement of a nev<         Colin Phipps Ltd .             1,577,808   A hydrocarbon exploration
    technique for the exploration of                                                         technique based on the
    hydrocarbons                                                                             interpretation of infra-red
                                                                                             emissions from the earth .
                                                                                             Should be done in
                                                                                             conjunction with an oil
                                                                                             company .
                                                                                             Not to be supported
                                                                                             Calibration by VSP technique
    VSF* techniques and surface seismic           6ERTH                          1,547,822   of a method interpreting             541,737
    recording in compression and shear waves                                                 shear and compression waves
    in the field                                                                             using new tool . Will lead to
                                                                                             improved knowledge of litho­
                                                                                             logy and of fluid content in
                                                                                             reservoirs .
     Further development ' and test of a new      University of Hamburg            563,935   Support recommended : 35a
                                                                                             Use of refraction seismic ir
                                                                                                                                  197,377
    measurement system for off-shore
     refraction seismics for exploration of                                                  complicated tectonics will
    hydrocarbons                                                                             open , if successful , new areas
                                                                                             of exploration .
                                                                                             Support recommended : 35%
     High resolution seismic on oil fields        6ERTH                            773,911   Novem method of obtaining            270,869
                                                                                             tectonic information in oil
                                                                                             fields already developed . If
                                                                                             successful project will leat
                                                                                             to exact knowledge of tec­
                                                                                             tonics of a field .
                                                                                             Support ■ recommended : 35 A
      *) vertical seismic profile
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       01 Geophysics and prospecting
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Number                        Project title                .   Promotop           Total       Appreciation and rate of       Amount of
    t
                                                                               investment                 support–_____       support
                                                                    m-
                                                                            ( 1980-1982 ) EUA                                   EUA '
               '          I                                                                                                               I
                                                         GERTH                    2,063,763   The implementation of this         722,316
01 / 24 / 8C    Development of seismic technology to be
                used for hydrocarbon exploration in                                           project will give improved
                pre-permian basins                                                            data and interpretation for
                                                                                              exploration in pre-permian
                                                                                              basins .
                                                                                              Support recommended : 35%
01 / 25 / 8C     Development of a high performance       Geotronics Ltd .            191,080  The technique proposed does
             I automatic self correcting magnetotelluric                                      not appear attractive
                 apparatus for the exploration of                                             because of the difficulty
                 hydrocarbons                                                                 of developing suitabl.e
                                                                                              sensitive instruments .
                                                                                              Should only be undertaken                 t
                                                                                              in partnership with a group
                                                                                              experienced in geophysics .
                                                                                              Not to be supported
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jmber                       Project title                           Promotor                  Total      Appreciation and rate of     Amount of
                                                                                          investment                  support          support
                                                                                       ( 1980-1982 ) EUA                                 EUA '
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Z74 / 79       P300 . Steel gravity production platform         Tecnomare SpA               .   794,143   Extension of existing            317,657
       *
               for 300 m . water depth                                                                   technology to 300 m . + of
                                                                                                         depth        . European deep
                                                                                                          water fi*ed structure .
                                                                                                          Support recommended : 40%
Z76 /79        Industrial reafeisation of a very                Ultraflux                       198>887   The implementation of this        79,555
               accurate counting system for liquid and                                                    project will increase
               gaseous hydrocarbons                                                                       accuracy of gas measure­
                                                                                                          ment with great improvement
                                                                                                          in production economy .
                                                                                                          Support recommended ; 40%
5 / 84 / 7'    Single point moorings for offshore    ....... .. Tecnomare SpA .  . . .      , 1,330,306.  The project covers .an           532,122 Î
               hydrocarbon loading in very deep waters                                                    important area for offshore
                                                                                                          deep water production
                                                                                                          systems .
                                                                                                          Support recommended : 40%
5 / 87 / 8I    Development of a system for the                  Stone and Webster             2^994,276   Since the proposed system      1,197,710  ;
               production of methanol from associated                                                     is compact and improves
               gas offshore                                                                               eajOnomic viability, it
                                                                                                          could be » important in
                                                                                                          marginal fields development
                                                                                                          Support recommended : 40%
 3 / 88/ 8^  i
               Reliable operation of subsea production          Det Norske Veritas            2,815,794   Project withdrawn by the
         .   ! systems                                                                                    promotor .
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          03 Production systems
                                                            Promotor                   Total        Appreciation and rate of         Amount of
umber                     Project title
                                                                                    investment                  support–_____         support
                                                                                 ( 1980-1982 ) EUA                                      EUA '
                                   • '
5 /89/ 8C    Full scale testing of risers for deep     Det Norske Veritas              4,111,060    Project withdrawn by the
             water production of hydrocarbons                                                       promotor .
3 / 90/ 8C   Floating self set-up satellite            A. C.B.            ,              481,544    Novel project which should             192,617
                                                                                                     improve field economics                           !
                                                                                                     Support recommended ; 40%
5 / 91 / 8C  A monitoring system for remote subsea oil B.P. Ltd .                      1,044,668    This project , if successful ,         417,867
             wellheads                                                                               will have considerable
                                                                                                     application in the safe
                                                                                                     operation of subsea
                                                                                                     production systems .
                                                                                                     Support recommended : 40%
 3 / 92 / 8C Acoustic monitoring of marine ri sers     Structural Dynamics Ltd .         777,860     Project financing should be
                                                                                                     examined with the
                                                                                                     possibility of resubmitting
                                                                                                     Not to be supported
 3 / 93 / 8C Surface to seabed installation -          Atkins and Partners             1,920,347     Similar to project submitte< \           -
              techniques                                                                             in May 1979 . Should be
                                                                                                     ca\ried out with active
                                                                                                                                   i     ■         !
                                                                                                     participation of
                                                                                                     manufacturer .
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                                                                                                     Not to be supported
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                                                                Promotor               Total       Appreciation and rate of    Amount of
umber                       Project title
                                                                                    investment                 support          support
             i
                                                                                 ( 1980-1982 ) EUA                                EUA'
                                                        j
5 / 94 / 8(3   Platform for the development and testing   6ERTH                        4,987,428 * Important project in the      1,994,971
        f
             ( of heavy oil preliminary processing                                                 field of processing very
             ! methods                                                                             heavy crudes .
                                                                                                   Support recommended : 40%
3 / 95 / 8C    Underwater system for "control of          Mobell                       4,608,832   Technically feasible; but           -     I
               blowouts                                                                            the company structure is
                                                                                                   not sufficiently definite .
                                                                                                   Not to be supported
                                                                                                                                             i
5 / 96 / 8C    Development of columns not sensitive       Linde A. G.                     268,639  Extension of existing, EEC      107,455 .
               to motions                                                                          contract .                                i
                                                                                                                                             i
                                                                                                                                             i
                                                                                                   Support recommended : 40%
                                                                                                                                             i
                                                                                                                                             i
3 / 97 / 8C A seabed supported facility for the           Liquid 6a s Equipment           700,972  Project wi thdrawn by the
               recovery of natural gas liquids            Ltd .                                    promotor .
3 / 98 / 8C    Cossmar II                                 Dyckerhoff and Widmann        1,010,999  Extension of existing EEC       404,399
                                                                                                                                              i
                                                                                                   contract .
                                                                                                   Support recomaended : 40%                  I
                                                                                                                                              i
 5 / 99 / 8C   A seabed located LP6/LNG production        Salzgitter A.G.               2,211,339  Development of seabed           887,535
               system for marginal offshore fields in                                               located facilities . Has
               deep water areas of the North Sea                                                   applications in marginal
                                                                                                   field development .
                                                                                                   Support recommended : 40%
             !
 5 / 100 /     Continuous extraction of sludge in the     Bertin & Co .                   384,279  Development covered in
   80          oil water separation process                                                        previous projects .
                                                                                                   Not to be supported     '
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           03 Production systems
Number                    Project title         Promotor       Total          Appreciation and rate of           Amount of
                                                            investment                    support                 support
                                                         ( 1980-1982 ) EUA                                          EUA'
                                            B.P. Ltd .          3 / 687,066    Production system for deep          1,474,826
03 / 101 /  Single well production
   80                                                                          water . Simplicity could
                                                                               lead to early production of
                                                                               deep water fields .
                                                                               Support recommended : 40X
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     05 Secondary and enhanced recovery
                                                          . 4
umber                          Project title                         Promotor               Total       Appreciation and rate of        Amount of
                                                                                         investment                  support             support
                                                                                      ( 1980-1982 ) EUA                                    EUA'
                                                                                                                                                     i
           1
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5 / 15 / 8 I     Enhanced oi >. recovery from the Egmanton
                                                               i
                                                                 B.P. Ltd .                 6,105,167    Pilot carbon dioxide flood       2,442,066  !
      Ψ          oil field by carbon dioxide miscible         I                                          test . Should serve as
                                                                                                        valuable model .
                 flooding
                                                                                                         Support recommended : 40%
5 / 16 / 8  ) Down hole steam generator for enhanced             B.P. Ltd .                 1,551,640    This project will improve           620,656
                 oi I recovery                                                                           efficiency of steam
                                                                                                         flodding.
                                                                                                         Support recommended : 40%
            I Oil recovery by CO^ injection in the
       -
5 / 17 / 8                                                       Petrorep                   2,063,763    Project postponed .
                 Coulommes-Vaucourtois field
5 / 18/ 8    I Pilot steam injection into' the field             GERTH   **   V   ' '       4 ,351,1 or  The crude oil to be .
                 of St. Jean de Marueijols                                                               recovered is of lighter
                                                                                                         quality than the one of
                                                                                                         project 05 / 19/ 80 .
                                                                                                         Therefore test is not as
                                                                                                         interesting .
                                                                                                         Not to be supported
 5/19/s|       1 Pilot scheme for injecting steam into           GERTH                      6,696,860 *  Tfhs tes£ is interesting
                                                                                                         because of the heavy oil
                                                                                                                                           2,678,744   j
                 the Marienbronn heavy oil deposit
                                                                                                          involved .
                                                                                                                                                       i
                                                                                                         Support recommended ; 40%
 5 / 20 / 8 i Development of processes for the                   Wintershall A.G.            6,696,861    Similar in objective to     |    2,678,74*
                  production of heavy oil in the FRG                                                     project 03 / 94 / 80 but the
                                                                                                         scope is different .         |                !
                                                                                                                                      I
                                                                                                         Important in exploitation
                                                                                                         of heavy oi I.               I
             k
                                                                                                         Support recommended : 40%    i
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           05 Secondary and enhanced recovery
                                                       Promotor       Total       Appreciation and rate of   Amount of
jumber                   Project title
                                                                   investment                  support        support
                                                                ( 1980-1982 ) EUA                               EUA'
                                                   GERTH              2,435,240*   Use of nicraemulsion and      974,096
 15 /21 / 80 Industriai scale pilot scheme for
             injecting micro emulsion and polymers                                 polymers in a large scale
             into Neocomian deposits Chateaurenard                                 pi lot test .   -
                                                                                   Support recommended : 40%
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               06 Environmental influence on, offshore equipment
Number                     Project title                        Promotor         Total       Appreciation and rate of     Amount of
                                                                              investment                  support          support
                                                                           ( 1980-1982 ) EUA                                 EUA '
                                                                                                                                            i
                                                            Menck'                  841,960   The implementation of this       252,588
06/08/ 8 ) Underwater pile driving tests with                                                 project should produce                *
               hydraulically driven offshore pile
               drivers                                                                        interesting equipment for
                                                                                        t '   offshore pile driving .
                                                                                              Support recommended : 30%
06 / 09/ 8  I Development of mooring system for             SEP                     832,384   Interesting development ■
                                                                                              with immediate application
                                                                                                                               249,715       j
               floating production platforms
                                                                                              in the area of TLP 's .                        I
                                                                                                                                             |
                                                                                              Support recommended ; 30%
06 / 10 / 8 ) Adaptation of a gravity foundation            Sea Tank Co .           171,980   Development of facilities      .   51,594
               system to removable production platforms                                       for removal of already
                                                                                              developed STOplatform
                                                                                              offshore .
                                                                                              Support recommended : 30%
                                                                                                                                              I
06 / 11 / 8 > Anti oil spillage platform                    Sea Tank Co .           239,052   This project is not                              i
                                                                                              eligible under provisions                        I
                                                                                              of Regulation 3056 / 73 .
                                                                                                                                               I
 06/ 12 / 8  ) An investigation into the behaviour of
               piles under tensile loads
                                                            Taylor Woodrow        3,080,236   T\e project represents an
                                                                                              important test programme          924,070 j      i
                                                                                              with immediate application                       I
                                                                                              to TLP 's .
                                                     %
                                                                                              Support recommended : 30%
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           07 Auxiliary ships and subniersibles
Number                        Project title                        Promotor        Total        Appreciation and rate of         Amount of
                                                                                investment                  support–     __ .     support
                                                                             ( 1980-1982 ) EUA                                      EUA'
         \
                                                               Subsea Oil          8,591,655     The main innovations in thi :     2,577,496
07/34/ 8! Design, construction and experimentation                                               project centre on the power
                of a self-contained Banned submarine
                having wide range , long duration, great c                                       system and the pressurised
                operation depth .                                                                hull . Will increase the
                                                                                                 capability of submarines .
                                                                                                 Support recommended ; 30%
            i'                             •
07 /35 / 8       Unmanned tethered system for construction A.C.B. / Intersub       3,430,530*    Development of novel              1,029,159
                 and maintenance on underwater oil                                               equipment for subsea
                 production installations                                                        unmanned maintenance and
                                                                                                 repair vehicle .
                                                                                                 Support recommended : 30%
 07 /36/ 8       Personnel transfer system between             A.C.B.                   343,960  Novel equipment for safe             103,188 ~
                 platforms and supply ships                                                      personnel transfer at sea .
       .
                                                          - i                                    Support recommended : 30X                      i
                                                                                                            )                                   !
 07/38 /8I \ Development
                 %■
                              of ;n s : mosp >;rric rapid      IRIS                     828,539  The implementation of this
                                                                                                 project will extend the
                                                                                                                                      248,561   |
                 intervention sys \.                    .
                                                                                                 capability of existing
                                                                                                 equipment to deep sea .
                                                                                                 Support recommended : 30X
                                                                                                                                                 i
                                                                                                                               !                 :
 07 / 39/ 8    i Recovery of oil spills at sea following        GERTH              1,238,258     This project is not                             I
                  an oil well tanker or pipeline accident                                        eligible under provisions
                                                                                    • V
                                                                                                 of Regulation 3056/73 .
                                                             I
                                                                                                                           *
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        07 Auxiliary ships arid submersibles
Number                    Project title                     Promotor                 Total       Appreciation and rate of    Amount of
                                                                                  investment                 support          support    |
                                                                               ( 1980-1982 ) EUA
                                                                                                                                EUA    ' |
37 /40 / 8C  Remote controlled subsea vehicle for       Coflexip                     3,783,566   Because of its limited
             connection and disconnection of Coflexip                                            adaptability , this project
             flexible pipes                    .                                                 is to be considered       a
                                                                .t   .   . .
                                                                                                 normal industrial
                                                                                                 development for the company
                                                                                                 in question .
                                      '           '                                              Wot to be supported
37 / 41 / 8( Development of an underwater free          CNEXO                        1,822,991   The development of this
             swimming accoustically remote controlled                                            project is well advanced .
             vehicle                                                                             A normal industrial
                                                                                                 development stage has.'
                                                                                                  already been reached . ^
                                                                                                 Not to be supported
                           ...   '
                                                                                                   V       »
                                                      t ■          -   .
                                                                                                                           *
                                                                             »
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                  09 Laying of pipelines
                                                           Promotor                 Total       Appreciation and rate of        Amount of
Jumber                    Project title
                                                                                 investment                    support–_____     support      j
                                                                              ( 1980-1982 ) EUA                                    EUA'       j
                                    •                '
09/ 18 / 8    Development of an ultrasonic riser pig   RTD                          1,668,840    Development of an                  500,544     |
                                                                                                 intelligent ultrasonic
                                                                  - \
                                                                                                 riser pig .
                                                                                                 Support recommended : 30%
                                                       6ERTH                        4,024,338    Extension of existing EEC        1,207,301
39 / 19/ 8 l J curve pipe laying
                                                                                                 contract .
                                                                                                 Support recommended ? 30X
09/ 20 / 8  i Design and safety assessment of deep     TN0 / IBBC                    1,169,223   This project should be
              water pipelines  x
                                                                                                 developed on a partnership
                                                                                                 basis involving as many oil
                                                                                                  companies and classificatio 1
                                                                                                  societies as possible .
                                              v.
                                                                                                 Not to be supported .
                                                                                        i
                                                                                                                                                 i
                                                                                                                                                  I
                                                                                             )
                                                                                                   \                                         • i
                                                                                                                                      •»
                                                                                                                             f
                                                                      "*. , '                                e
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           10 Pipeline transport
lumber                     Project title                 Promotor                Total       Appreciation and rate of    Amount of
                                                                              investment                support           support
                                                                           ( 1980-1982 ) EUA                                EUA'
 10/ 21 /
                         .
            An offshore tryogenic transfer system   David Brown Vosper             752,365   Project financing situation
                                                                                             is not satisfactory .
  80 '
                                                                                             Not to be supported
                                                                                                  –
  0/ 22 /
  8Θ0
            Homogenizer for hydrocarbon sampling    PLS Pipeline Service           137,584   Development of a novel
                                                                                             device for correct measure­
                                                                                             ment of pipeline ccode
                                                                                                                               41,275 |
                                                                                             quality .
                                                                                             Support recommended : 30%
                                                                                                                                        !
                                                                                                                                        i
                                                                                                                                      . ï
                                                                                                                                        t
                                                    PLS Pipeline Service           257 /790  Normal industrial
  0 / 23 /  Transmitter for scraper location
  80
                                                                                             development .
                                                                                             Not to be supported
                                                                                                                                        i
                                                                                                                                        i
                                                    PL S Pipeline Services         429/ 950  Normal industrial
  0 / 24/   Vacuumisation complete unit and
  80        procedure for the drying of gaslines                                             development .
                                                                                             Not to be supported
                                                                                                                                         !
                                                                                                                                         i
                                                                                                                      i
                                                  I             '
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          14 Storage
Number                    Project title                    Promotor                  Total        Appreciation and rate of     Amount of
                                                                                 investment                   support–_____     support
                                                                              ( 1980-1982 ) EUA                                    EUA '
                                                                                                I    '     ■■   -
                                     •                                                          L–––––––––
                   –1–
                                                       Instituto di Arte                859,165    Due to results of Ruhrgas /
14 / 09/ 81 Progetto Salmingas ; storage of 6NL in     Mineraria                                   KB8 project , this proposal
              Salt cavernes .                                                                      should be re-examined and
                                                                                                   resubmitted at a future
                                                                                                   date .
                                                          . •   ' •         \
                                                                                                   Not to be supported                      »
                                                                                      6,166,664    Application of work            1,849,999
 14 / 10/ 8 I Underground cryogenic storage of LP6/LNG Distrigas / Geostock
                                                                                                   already carried out in
                                                                                                   previous contract-
                                                                                                   Important development for .              I
                                                                                                    long-term EEC requirements
                                                                                                   of LNG storage facilities .
                                                                                                   S upport recommended ; 30%
                                                                                  * ;
                                                                                                     \ '
                       \           ■    '
                                                                                                                            f
                                                              .
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               15 Miscellaneous
 Number                       Project title                       Promotor           Total        Appreciation and rate of           Amount of
                                                                                  investment                   support                support
                                                                               ( 1980-1982 ) EUA                                        EUA '      i
             ■                                                                                                                                      I
13 / t 1 / 80    Measurement of environmental factors      AGIP SpA                    274,932    The monitoring of the SALS *            82,479    i
          *
                 and stresses on tanker loading facility                                         ,of the NILOE'field should
                 safety control of mooring system type                                             supply interesting datg for
                 for Ni Ide field .                                                               ■inspection of those
                                                                                                   installations .               ■
                                                                                                   Support recommended : 30%
                                                                                                   Support recommended : 30%
                                                                           - •                                                                       £
                                                                                                                                                     »
15 / 12 / 80     A new method of inspection of concrete    Southern Design             642,164     Insufficient information
                 structures                                                                        and data supplied by ^ he
                                                                                                  promotor .
                                                                                                   Not to be supported
                                                                                                                                                      I
• 5 / 13 / 80    Underwater system for non-destructive     Intersub                  1,164,306     Project postponed .                        -  -    I
                 testing of platforms , fjsgrs and
                 pipelines
                                                                                                                                                      !
                                                                                                                                                      I;
  5 / 14 / 80    Safety of offshore welded steel           GERTH                     1,719,802     Valuable project for the
                 platforms                                                                         security of steel platforms .
                                                                                                   Does not fit , however , into                      t
                                                                                                   programme 3056 / 73 and shoulc
                                                                                                   be perfoFn»ed as an industry
                                                                                                    co-operative project .
                                                                                                    Not to be supported
                                                         i  • . .
                                                                                                                                   !
                * Single anchor lag storage system
                                                                                                                                   j
                                            V
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                15 Miscellaneous
Number                       Project title                   Promotor                Total      Appreciation and rate of       Amount • of
                                                                                 investment                  support            support
                                                                              ( 1980-1982 ) EUA                                   EUA'
                                                                                                                                              I
15 / 15 / 81    Development of the performance of        Taylor Woodrow              3 /232,328  Suitable for industry                   -    !
       Λ        concrete for hydrostatic conditions                                              co-operative project .
                for offshore applications-                                                       Not to be supported
15 / 16 / 81  l Development of methods of rehabilitating Taylor Woodrow ,               829,529  The results of this project       248,876
                damaged offshore concrete structures                                             will be applicable to many
                                                                                                 structures in the North Sea
                                                                                                 Support recommended : 30%
                                                                                                                                        ■    .|
                             TOTAL                                                 120,776,807                                  28,100,164 .
             I
              |                  :
                                                                                                 Eachange rate :
                                                                                                 1 EUA = :      5.814620 'FF               \
                               '
                                                                                                                2.472800 DM
                                                                                                  \    =        0.650924 t
                                                                                                       = 1,163.920000 fcft .
                 * Reduced amount                                                                                                               (
                                                                                                       =        2.757000 Fl .
                                                                                                       = " ;   .0.669853 Ir.t
                                                                                                       =      40.280300 FB
                                                                                                                             i
                                                                                                                                                i
                                                                          »
                                                                _           \
 ---pagebreak---                                      FINANCIAL RECORD
1 . Relevant budget heading asde i Aptleli 339 - Item 3260                                 \
2 . Title of budget heading ; 'Community technological development projects in the
                              -  hydrocarbons sector' .
3 . Legal basis :
3.0 . Regulation ( EEC ) N° 3056/ 73 of the Council of 9 November 1973 on the support
      of Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( 0J N° 312 of 13 November 1973 ).
3.1 . Council Decision of 19 December 1974 on the grant of measures of support for
      Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( Doc . R / 3600 / 74 ).
3.2 . Council Decision of 4 May 1976, on the grant of measures of support for              !
      Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( Doc . R / 854/ 76 ).                 j
3.3. Council Decision of 25 October 1977, on the grant of measures of support for          J
      Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( Doc . R/ 2416/ 77 ).                 j
3.4 . Council Decision of 30 October 1978 ,. on the grant of measures of support for       j.
      Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( Doc . R / 2671 / 78 ).                I
3.5 . Council Decision of 29 October 1979 , on the grant of measures of support for
      Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( OJ L 281 of 10 November 1979 ).
3.6 . Commission proposal on the granting of measures of support for Community
      projects in the hydrocarbons sector in the . period 1980 to 1982 .                   j
4 . Description of the measure : Granting 23 Community undertakings financial aid
                                    for use on projects in the hydrocarbons sector .
5 . Objective   :  To promote technological development directly related to the
                   activities of prospection for , and exploitation , transport and
                   storage of hydrocarbons likely to increase the security of the          ;
                   Community 's supplies in hydrocarbons .                                 j
6 . Justification of the Project i      Because of the technical risks and the financial   I
                                        burden involved in carrying out the technical      j
                                      ' development projects , they would not be carried   j
                                        out or would have to be postponed ( thus         ' !
                                        considerably prejudicing the security of hydro-    j
                                        carbons supplies ) unless the Community provided   |
                                        financial support .
7 . Appropriations :    ( See Table on next page ).                                        j
8. Type of control to be applied :                                                         I
8.1 .  There is to be no control by Member States . The authorising department and
       Financial Control will carry out regular on-the- spot checks on documents ,
       and will follow the completion of the projects by means of the technical
       and financial reports which the undertakings are required to send in
       regularly .
8.2 .  The Commission is to present an annual report to the Council on the state
       of progress of each project and the sums committed in carrying it out ;
       the Commission also has -to submit an annual report to the Council and the
       European Parliament on the implementation of Regulation N° 3056 / 73 .
 ---pagebreak---                                  7.1 .     MULTI-ANNUAL TIMETABLE FOR DIFFERENTIATED APPROPRIATIONS
                                                                                                                   EUA
                                                               >     ■        PAYMENTS                                      I
              COMMITMENTS
                                                     198 0         198 1          1982           19 83            1 9 8 4 '
                                                                                                         and subs , years
  – Commitments entered into
    before 1980 to be covered by
    new appropriations for
    payment                        39.450.000      16.000.000        p. m .      2.000.000     6.450.000   15.000.000
  - Appropriation outstanding
    from 1979                        9.500.000      3.000.000        p. m .      2.000.000     2.000.000      2.500.000 I
| - Appropriation for 1980         15.000.000 .     5.000.000        p. m .    - 3.500.000     3.500.000      3.000.000     I
  - Appropriation for 1981         25.000.000                     5.000.000      7.500.000     7.500.000    : 5 . 000 . 000
    TOTAL              -           88.950.000      24.000.000     5.000.000    15.000.000     19.450.000   25.500.000