HC Deb 21 March 1983 vol 39 cc696-7

That this House authorises the Secretary of State to pay, or undertake to pay, by way of financial assistance under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982, as grants towards obtaining in the United Kingdom goods and services for each of the projects specified in column 1 of the Table below carried on by persons specified in respect thereof in column 2 of the Table sums which, together with the sum already paid or undertaken to be paid by way of such financial assistance, exceed the sum of £10 million but do not exceed the sum specified in respect of the project in column 3 of the Table.

TABLE
(1) Project (2) Persons Carrying out Project (3) Maximum Amount of Financial Assistance
Establishment offshore of production platforms and other installations with their equipment for the development of Beatrice oilfield. Britoil pic Deminex UK Oil and Gas Limited £11 million.
Kerr-McGee Oil (UK) Limited
LASMO North Sea Limited
Hunt Oil (UK) Limited.
Establishment offshore of production platforms and other installations with their equipment for the development of Fulmar oilfield. Shell UK Limited £13 million.
Esso Exploration and Production UK Limited
Mobil Producing North Sea Limited
Amoco UK Petroleum Limited
Amerada Exploration Limited
British Gas Corporation Texas Eastern (UK) Limited.
Establishment offshore of a production platform and other installations with their equipment for the development of Maureen oilfield. Phillips Petroleum Company UK Limited £25 million.
Fina Exploration Limited
AGIP (UK) Limited
Century Power and Light Limited
Ultramar Exploration Limited
The British Electric Traction Company Limited.
Establishment offshore of a production platform and other installations with their equipment for the development of Murchison oilfield. Continental Oil Company Limited £12 million.
Gulf Oil (GB) Limited
Gulf (UK) Offshore Investments Limited
Britoil pic.
Establishment offshore of a production platform and other installations with their equipment for the development of North Cormorant oilfield. Shell UK Limited £12 million.
Esso Exploration and Production UK Limited.
—[Mr. David Hunt.]

Question agreed to.

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Bernard Weatherill)

In order to save the time of the House I shall put together motions 6 and 7 on the Order Paper.

Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 73A (Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, &c.)