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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.
697§ 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.)