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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION -
onthegrantingofsupportforCommunityprojectsinthe
hydrocarbons sector(1982)
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )COM(82)366 final
Brussels-15June1982
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REASONSCe\n
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1.TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities adoptedRegulation (EEC)No.3056/73
onthesupportofCommunityprojectsinthehydrocarbons sectoron
9November1973.Thissupportisintendedtopromotetechnological
developmentdirectlyrelatedtothoseactivitiesinprospectionfor.
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exploitation andstorageortransportofhydrocarbons whicharelikely
toincreasethesecurityoftheCommunity'senergysupplies.
2.Inapplication ofthisRegulation/andfollowingaproposalbythe
Commission,theCouncilauthorisedsupportmeasuresinvolvinga
sumoftheorderof225millionECUforthecarryingoutof242projects
duringtheyears1974to1981^.
./.
0JNo.L312/1of13November1973.
-CouncilDecisionof19December1974onthegrantingofsupportfor
.Communityprojectsinthehydrocarbons sector(Doc.R/3600/74).
-CouncilDecisionof4May1976onthegrantingofsupportfor
Communityprojectsinthehydrocarbons sector(Doc.R/854/76).
-CouncilDecisionof25October1977onthegrantingofsupportfor
Communityprojectsinthehydrocarbons sector(Doc.R/2416/77).
-CouncilDecisionof30October1978onthegrantingofsupportfor
Communityprojectsinthehydrocarbons sector(Doc.R/2671/78).
-CouncilDecisionof29October1979onthegrantingofsupportfor
Communityprojectsinthehydrocarbons sector(0JNo.L281of
10November1979)..
-CouncilDecisionof27October1980onthegrantingofsupportfor
Communityprojectsinthe.hydrocarbons sector(Doc.No.10142/80
ENER111).
-CouncilDecisionof27October1981on
Communityprojectsinthehydrocarbons
ENER114).thegrantingofsupportfor
sector(Doc.No.100024/81

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3.ForthecurrentfinancialyeartheCommission,intheOfficialJournal-
No.C251of1October1981-published aninvitation toallparties
concernedtosubmit,by30November1981,applications forsupportthat
mightqualifyforconsideration inthecourseofthe1982budgetaryyear.
4.Inreplytothisinvitation theCommission receivedapplications
from36Communityundertakings involving 52technological development
projectsandestimatedcostsofsome176millionECUduringthe
period1982to1984.
5.TheCommission chargedwithprocessing applications forsupport
gavetheprojects apreliminary examination todeterminewhetherthey
werereceivable underthetermsofRegulation N°3056.Thepurpose
ofthisexamination wastoestablish whether :
-theprojectswererelevanttotechnological development activities
directlyrelatingtotheactivities ofprospection for,exploitation
andstorageortransportofhydrocarbons ;
-thenaturalorlegalpersoninchargeoftheprojectwasduly
constituted underthecurrentlawsoftherelevant MemberStates
oftheCommunity.
6.TheCommission thensentthedocumentation oneachprojecttothe
MemberStatesforthepurposeofconsultation andconsidered any
observations orcommentsreceived.
7.Onthebasisofthesepreliminaries ,aswellasinformation provided
bytheapplicant companies,theCommission proceededtoassesseach
projectanddraftthosemeasureswhichtheCouncilwouldpossibly
becalledupontogrant.

Aseachprojecthastomeetoneimperativecondition,namelythat
carryingitoutwouldresultingreatersecurityofCommunity
suppliesofhydrocarbons ,theCommission,inapplication ofthe
provisionsofRegulation No.3056/73,adoptedthefollowing
assessment criteria :
-degreeoftechnicalinnovationintheprojectcomparedwith
thecurrentstateoftheart;
-technicalfeasibility oftheprojectandprobability ofsuccess;
-thenumberorrangeofpossibleapplications oftheresultsof
theprojects;
-reliability oftheprojectinrelationtothehealthand
environmental protection standards;
-riskofduplicating othertechniques alreadyevolvedorunder
development ,andthepossibility ofcooperation betweenother
similarprojects;
-thetechnicalcapacityandfinancialstandingoftheparties
responsible fortheproject;thepossibility ofan
association betweenthelatterandthepotentialpartnersin
theoilindustry.
Inmakingitsassessment theCommissionparticularly tookintoaccount
thequestionofcertainobjectives,whichintheCommission'sopinion
havepriority,beingachievedbytheprojectinquestion,e.g.:
-improvingexploration techniques;
-increaseintheoverallrecoveryratefromknowndeposits;
increasingtherecoveryratebyeliminating technicalobstacles;

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-improvingthedegreeoftechnicalreliability inrelationto
production fromthefields;
-shorteningtheperiodrequiredbeforeaknowndepositcomesinto
production;
-thepossibility ofexploiting heavyandviscouscrudesaswellas
reservoirscontainingcrudeoflowmobility.
10.TheCommission hasmoreoverdecidedthatnosupportingmeasuresshould
beconsidered inthecaseofprojectswhich:
-aresimplypreliminary studiesorinvolvenotechnicalrisks;
-relatetotheperfecting ofequipmentwhich,althoughrepresenting
technological progress,offersverylimitedprospectsofusein
thehydrocarbons sector;
-represent astageindeveloping anexistingtechniquebutdonot
providethetypeofsolutionwhichtakesfutureneedsintoaccount.
11.InsomecasestheCommission hasalsomadelargereductions inthe
investment sumsproposedforCommunitysupportwhenevertheassessed
costappeareddisproportionate tothestatedaimsorwherepartof
theprojectdidnotappeartocorrespondwiththeintentionof
Regulation 3056/73.
12.Oncetheprocesswascompleted,36projectswereregaroedas
qualifyingforCommunitysupport,thecorresponding -investment
amountingto77.117.742 ECUforthethree-yearperiod1982/1984.
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13.TheCommission proposesintervention rangingfrom30to40%ofthese
investments .
14.Inordertodetermine howmuchsupporttogranteachproject,the
Commission tookaccountoftheprovisions ofArticle4of
Regulation 3056/73referredtoabove,namely
-Communitysupportmayconstituteonlyaminorityshareofthe
financingoftheproject;
-thesumwhichmaybegrantedtoaprojectshalldependonexpected
resultsandtherelevanceofsuchprojectstotheCommunity.
Inthelightoftheseprovisionsitdecidedtoworkonthefollowing
principles :
-40%supportratewillbegiventoprojects,theexploitation of
whoseresultswouldleadtoanincreaseintheavailablequantities
of,and/orspeeduptheprocessofmakingthebestuseof,the
Community'shydrocarbon resources;
-35%supportratewillbegiventoprojectsdealingwithsecondary
andenhanced ,recovery;
-30%supportratewillbegiventoprojectsinallothersectors.
15.Inapplication oftheseprinciples andtakingintoaccountthe
projectassessmentresults,thetotalsupportthattheCommission
proposesshouldbegrantedduringtheyear1982tothe36selected
projectsamountsto25.977.600 ECU.
16.Thissupportshouldbegrantedintheformofsubsidiesrepayableinfull
intheeventofthecommercialexploitation ofanyresultsobtained.

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17.TheCommissionwillensurethattheadvantages grantedbythe
Communitytothepromotorsoftheseprojectsdonotalterthe
existingconditions ofcompetition intheCommunitymarketin
anywayincompatible withtheprovisions oftheTreatyasit
appliestothisfield.
18.Wheretwoormoreundertakings whichreceiveCommunitysupportare
pursuingsimilarobjectives,theCommissionwillorganisespecial
meetingswithaviewtoachieving anappropriate ,degreeofcooperation .
19.Theappropriations availableunderArt.7000ofthe1982budgetfor
financing Communityprojectsinthehydrocarbons sectoramount
to22.4millionECUascommitment appropriations .Thisamounthastobe
increased fromcommitment appropriations broughtforwardfrom1981
followingthewithdrawal ofacertainnumberofprojectsadoptedby
1theCouncilin1981.Theamountofsupportbeingproposedbythe
Commission intheframeworkofthepresentbudgetaryexerciseis
consequently coveredbytheappropriations available .
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TheCouncilisaskedtoadoptthefollowingdecision :
OnApril30,1982,thisamountreached4.583.223 ECU

PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION .
onthegranting ofsupport for
Community projects inthehydrocarbons sector
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC )No.3056 /73of9November 1973
1
onthesupport ofCommunity projects inthehydrocarbons sector ,and in
particular Article 6(2)thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Regulation (EEC )No„3056 /73provides forthegranting of
support for thecarrying out oftechnological development projects
which are offundamental importance inensuring theCommunity 'ssupply
ofhydrocarbons :
Whereas itisessential toproceed with theperformance ofprojects which
areparticularly likely toexpedite theexploitation ofresources and
improve storage andtransport conditions forhydrocarbons inthe
Community which could not becarried out orwould have tobepostponed
without Community support ,
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
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0JNo.L312,13.11.1973 ,p.1

Article 1
Fortheperiod1982to1984,supportshallbegrantedfortheCommunity
projectsshownintheAnnex,intheformofsubsidies,repayableifthe
resultsareexploitedcommercially ,uptoanindicative amountof
25.977.600 ECU.
Thisfigureisgivenmerelybywayofindication andmaybeadjusted
withintheannualbudgetaryprocedure.
TheECUisdefinedaccordingtotheFinancial.Regulationinforce.
Article2
ThesupportreferredtoinArticle 1shallbegrantedforeachofthe
projectsonthebasisofthepercentages shownintheAnnexofthe
actualcostsasverifiedandacceptedbytheCommission uptoan
indicative amountalsospecifiedintheAnnex.
Article3
TheCommissionshallnegotiateandconcludewiththepersonsconcerned
thecontractsnecessaryfortheimplementation ofthisDecision.
TheCommission shalladminister suchcontracts.
DpneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

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ANNEX-PROPOSED SUPPORTTOTECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTSINTHEHYDROCARBON SECTOR(1982)
01.GEOPHYSICS ANDPROJECTING
No. ProjectTitle PromotorTotal
Investment
(1982-1984)
ECUAppreciation andR~ateofsupportAmountof
support
ECU
01.29/82GeolocRadiopositioning system Sercel 1.606.832 Normalindustrialdevelopment .
Nosupport.-
01.30/82flewpositionfixingsystemforaid
remotesensingofhydrocarbonsScientifie
Survey&
LocationLtd.318.327 Thisproject,ifsuccessful,willimprove
explorationinremoteareas.
Tobesupported:30%95498
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03.PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
No. ProjectTitle PromoterTotal
Investment
(1982-1984)
ECUAppreciation andRateofsupportAmountof
support
ECU
03.120/82Downholspumpingsystemdevelop-
mentNEIPeeblesLtd207010.4Thisproject,ifsuccessful,willsolve
acurrenttechnological bottleneck.
Tobesupported:40%828041
03.121/82Floatingproductionsystemfordeep
Mediterranean watersAGIPSpA/
Tecnomare SpA4120000Follow-upofTLPprojectalreadycompleted
ImportantprojectforMediterranean deep
waterworks.Tobesupported :40%1648000
03.122/82Tripodtowerplatform Heerema
Engineering
ServiceBV559151Thisprojectshouldestablishthe-tripod
asaviablealternative tofloatingplat-
formsindeepwaters.Tobesupported:40/223660
03.123/82ConcreteplatformsforArctic
regionsMcAlpine£Sons
Ltd.1202567ExtensionofcurrentEuropeantechnology
toArcticareas.Tobesupported:40%481026
03.124/82Development ofadeepwaterbargeTaylorWoodrow
înergyLtd.1376418Thisprojectshouldleadtoamoreecono-
micdeepwaterprodu'etionsystem.
Tobesupported :40%550567
03.125/82Studyofanintegratedproductionriserforfloatingplatforms*CB 492862Normalindustrialdevelopment .Nosupport.-
03.126/82SeatrialsofSWOPSre-entry
equipmentBPCo.Ltd. 1609848Offshoretestofequipmentdevelopedin
Phase1ofthisprogramme.
Tobesupported :40%663.V59
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03.PRODUCTION SYSTEMS(Cont'd)
No. ProjectTitle PromotorTotal
Investment
(1982-1984 )
ECUAppreciation andRateofsupportAmountof
support
ECU
03.127/82Deepwatergravitytower C.6.Doris 1135814*Follow-uptopreviousprojectwhich
should,ifsuccessful,establishthegra-
vitytowerconcept.Tobesupported:40%454325
03.128/82OffshoretrialsofcompositetubesGERTH/SNIAS 1615942*Offshoretestofdevelopmentalready
undertaken.Shouldestablishviability
ofcompositetubes.Tobesupported:40%646376
03.129/82Deepwatergasproduction-
SubseasystemsBPInt.Ltd.3536962Thisprojectshouldleadtoanintegrated
systemfordeepwatergasproduction.
Importantprojectinrelationtothe
NorthSea.Tobesupported:40%1414784
03.130/82Design,manufacture anddeployment
ofcombinedflexibleflowliriesStandard
Telephones and
CablesLtd.6785484Normalindustrialvénture.Nosupport.-.
03.131/82Designofafloatingproduction
facilityforuseonmarginal
fieldsB'!0CLtd. 751608*Theproject,ifsuccessful,willleadto
theeconomicexploitation ofalready
discoveredmarginalfieldsintheNorth
Sea.Tobesupported:40%300.643

05.SECONOARY ANDENHANCEDRECOVERY .
No. ProjectTitle PromotorTotal
Investment
<1982-1984)
ECUAppreciation andRateofsupportAmountof
support
ECU
05.34/82Preliminary engineering studyof
nitrogeninjectioninNorthSea
reservoirsBN0CLtd. 1317518Importantprojectinrelationtothe
NorthSea.Tobesupported :35%461131
05.35/82Injectionofpolymersintothe
Châteaurenard reservoirGERTH 6286015Noveldevelopment hasalreadybeen
supported.Nosupport.
05.36/82Horizontaldrillingintothe
heavyoilRospoMarefieldElfItaliana
SpA2046440*Novelmethodofenhancedrecoveryby
horizontaldrilling.Projectoflong
termimportance.Tobesupported:35%716254
05.37/82Recoveryofhydrocarbons from
bituminous rocksAmmoniaCasale .835181Thisprojectmayleadtothecommercial
exploitation ofpoorqualityshales.
Tobesupported :35%292313
05.38/82Interaction ofsteamdisplacement .
Steamdistillation duringoil
recoveryTechnische
Rijkshogeschod
Delft244796Interestingresearchproposalwhichcould
leadtomajordevelopment .
Tobesupported:'35%85678
05.39/82TestingofCO.,injectionintothe
ChaiUy-en-BiereGERTH 646377Similarto,butnosorepresentative ,
t.hePecoradeproject.Nosupport.
05.40/82ProposalforaC0^huff-and-pufffieldpilotinthePisticcioil
reservoirAGIPSpA 2495286*FirstapplicationofC0^buff-and-puff
technologyinEurope.
Tobesupported:35%87335C
05.41/82Improvement inoilfieldproduct-
ivityusingelectricalmethodsSymineχ 902665Pre-pilotphaseofaninteresting enhance
enhancedrecoverytechnique.
Tobesupported :35%315932

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05.SECONDARY ANOENHANCEDRECOVERY
NO. ProjectTitle PromotorTotal
Investment
(1982-1984)
ECUAppreciation andRateofsupportAmountof
support
ECU
05.42/82Testingofsteaminjectioninto
theEmeraudereservoirGERTH/AGIP
*5274435*Majoroffshoretestofenhancedrecovery
technology.Tobesupported :35%1846052
05.43/82Testingofnewtechnologies for
pre-processing heavyoilonthe
fieldASVAHL 5978986*Theimplementation ofthisprojectshould
leadtotheexploitation ofheavyoil
reservoirs.Tobesupported:35%2092645
05.44/82
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*CO^injectionintothePecoradereservoir
•GERTH 1793695*
4MajorEuropeanfieldtrialofCO^inject­ion.Tobesupported:35%627793

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06.ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCE ONOFFSHORE EQUIPMENT
No. ProjectTitle PromotorTotal
Investment
(1982-1984)
ECUAppreciation andRateofsupportAmountof
support
ECU
06.16/82
•ArgeCryotrans (PhaseID' Salzgitter AG/
*
I7A08547*Majoroffshoretrialwhichshoulddevelop
fullyoffshoreliquefaction ofnatural
gas.Tobesupported :30%2.222.964
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07.AUXILIARY SHIPSANDSUBMERSIBLES
No. ProjectTitle PromotorTotal
Investment
(1982-1984 )
ECUAppreciation andRateofsupportAmountof
support
ECU
07.45/82ProjectMARS. IfHerion 1445392*Toberesubmitted .in1983.
Nosupport.-
07.46/82Development ofadeepwater
tetheredmannedsubmersibleT.E.Assoc-744849*Interesting conceptinsubmersible
development .Tobesupported :30%223455
07.47/82Development ofthemobilediving
unitLawrence
AllisonLtd.6720288 Normalindustrial development .
Nosupport.-
07.48/82
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*TM-308.Vehicleforinspection
andmaintenance ofmarinestruct-Tecnomare SpA2842396*Inspectionvehicleaimedatdeep
Mediterranean waters.
Tobesupported:30%
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10.TRANSPORT
NO. ProjectTitle PromotorTotal
Investment
<1982-1984 )
ECUAppreciation andRateofsupportAmountof
support
ECU
10.34/82Heavyoiltransportprocess
PETROSACBertin&Cie 3530834 Theconceptinvolvedinthisproject
shouldbere-examined bythepromoter.
.Nosupport.-
10.35/82Offshoreloadingofliquefied
gasGERTH 3878261*Importantprojectwhichshouldestablish
offshoreloadingofLPG.
Tobesupported :30%1163478
10.36/82Heatrecoveryfromexhaustgas SNAMSpA 6074043ProjectoutsideRegulation .Nosupport.
10.37/82Prototypeconstruction andtesting
oftheUW-Workandpipelinerepair
systemArgeSupra 5372536*TheSupraprojectwillsolvemanypro-
blemsinpiperepairinthedeeperwaters
oftheNorthSea.Tobesupported :30%
, ·1611760

14.STORAGE
No. ProjectTitle PromotorTotal
Investment
(1982-1984)
ECUAppreciation vidRateofsupport
tAmountof
support
ECU
14.13/82Construction techniques -inlime-
stonesforcryogenicstorageCavernSystem
,Ltd.4780383Theprojectwillcomplementworkalready
underwayonanotherproject.
Tobesupported:30%1434108
.14.14/82Deepwaterstorage/loading
development programmeE.M.H. 1880149Thisprojectwillbepresentedagain
in1983.Nosupport.-
14.15/82
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mDevelopmentofanewLPGstorage
technologyGERTH/
TECHNIGAZ2585507*AnovelmethodofLPGstoragewhich
shouldreducecosts.-
Tobesupported:30%
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15.MISCELLANEOUS
NO. ProjectTitle PromotorTotal
Investment
(1982-1984)
ECUAppreciation andRateofsupportAmountof.
support
ECU
15.28/82Hyperbaricweldingcentre ComexHoulder
.DivingLtd.899025Investmentproject.Nosupport.-
15.29/82Remotecontrolled underwater
cleaningdevice«entreeLtd.289543 Lowtechnological riskarea.Nosupport.-
15.30/82Deepseapowerstation,workingon
Rankinecyclewithpressurized
combustion chamberBertinSCie 969566Thisprojectiscomplementary towork
alreadybeingcarriedoutandshould
establish abettermethodofunderwater
powerprovision.Tobesupported:30%290869
15.31/82Development ofanindependent
methodofunderwaterweldingat
atmosphericpressureS.S.O.S. 12148085Projectwithdrawnbythepromoter.Will
berepresentedatalaterdate.
Nosupport.
15.32/82Caststeelnodesforfixedoff­
shorestructuresB.N.O.C. 618968Interestingareaofresearchwhichcould
proveusefulinfuturesteelstructure
design.Tobesupported:30%185490
15.33/82The"mechani calecho"methodof
diagnosticforoffshorestructuresTecnomare SpA810125*Firstphaseofanovelmethodforoff­
shorestructuralmonitoring.
Tobesupported :30%243037
15,34/82
*Subseaoilloadingsystem AEGTelefunken 1245731Thisprojectemploysanoveltechnology
toremoveabottleneck .
Tobesupported:30%373719

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15.MISCELLANEOUS
No. ProjectTitle PromotorTotal
Investment
<1982-1984)
ECUAppreciation andRateofsupportAmountof
support
ECU
15.35/82Afieldinvestigation intothe
soilstructureinteraction ofa
fondationsystemBPCo.Ltd. 760447Secondphaseonaprogrammealready
underway.Tobesupported :30%228134
15.36/82Researchprojectoncatalystsfor
thesynthesisofsyntheticfuelsAmmoniaCasale 1138883ProjectoutsideRegulation.Nosupport.-
15.37/82Developmentoftechniquesforthe
inspectionofoffshoreconcrete
platformsTaylorWoodrow
Ltd.2139862Importantprojectwithrespecttoins­
pectionofexistingconcretestructures.
Tobesupported :30%641958
15.38/82Application ofelectronbeamweld-
ingforlayingunderwaterpipesε.Τ.P.M. .678696Firstapplication ofelectronbeamweld-
ingtechnologyalreadydevelopedfor
"J"curvepipelaying.
Tobesupported :30%203452
15.39/82Polyphasic flowsinmarinerisersGERTH 2288174 ■Thisprojectshouldcompletestudy
alreadybegun.Thedevelopments have
beenmostimpressive.686452
15„40/82
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1GERTH 807971ATheenvisageddevelopmentwillhave
application inmanyenhancedrecovery
projects.Tobesupported :30%242391

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15.MISCELLANEOUS (Cont'd)
NO. ProjectTitle PromotorTotal
Investment
(1982-1984)
ECUAppreciation andRateofsupportAmountof
support
ECU
15.41/82
15.42/82Implosionstrengthofthinconcrete
elements
Ahighperformance ropefordeep
watermooringsMcAlpine
OffshoreLtd.
SEPOffshore901925
549420Duplicationofeffortwithexisting
project.Nosupport.
Thisprojectshouldbepresentedagain
in1983.Nosupport.-
TOTAL 127939899•25977600
Exchanqerateon30November1981
1ECU:DM2.45193
Hfl2.68264
UKb0.565457
FF6.18834
Lit1,317.08
IRb0.690744
*)Reducedamount
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FINANCIAL RECORD
Relevantbudgetheadingcode
Article700-Item7000
Titleofbudgetheading
"Communitytechnological development projectsinthehydrocarbons sector"
Legalbasis
3.0.Regulation (EEC)No.3056/73oftheCouncilof9November1973,
onthesupportofCommunityprojectsinthehydrocarbons sector
(0JNo.312of13November 1973).
3.1.CouncilDecisionof19December1974,onthegrantofmeasuresof
supportforCommunityprojectsinthehydrocarbons sector
(Doc.R/3600/74).
3.2.CouncilDecisionof4May1976,onthegrantofmeasuresofsupport
forCommunityprojectsinthehydrocarbons sector(Doc.R/854/76).
3.3.CouncilDecisionof25October1977,onthegrantofmeasuresof
supportforCouncilprojectsinthehydrocarbons sector(Doc.R/2416/77)
3.4.CouncilDecisionof30October1978,onthegrantofmeasuresofsupport
forCommunityprojectsinthehydrocarbons sector(Doc.R/2671/78).
3.5.CouncilDecisionof29October1979,onthegrantingofsupportfor
Communityprojectsinthehydrocarbons sector(0JL281of
10November 1979).
3.6.CouncilDecisionof27October1980,onthegrantingofsupport
forCommunityprojectsinthehydrocarbons sector(Doc.No.
10142/80ENER111)
3.7.CouncilDecisionof27October1981,onthegrantingofsupport
forCommunityprojectsinthehydrocarbons sector(Doc.No.
10024/81ENER114).
3.8.Commission proposalonthegrantingofsupportforCommunity
projectsinthehydrocarbons sector(1982-1984 )

4.Description oftbe measure
Granting 36Community undertakings financial aidforuseonprojects in
thehydrocarbons sector . ,
5.Objective
Topromote technological development directly related totheactivities
ofprospection for,andexploitation ,transport andstorage ofhydro­
carbons likely toincrease thesecurity oftheCommunity 'ssupplies in
hydrocarbons .
6.Justification ofthe proiect
Because ofthe technical risks and the financial burden involved in
carrying out thetechnical development projects ,,they would not be
carried out orwould have tobepostponed (thus considerably
prejudicing thesecurity ofhydrocarbons supplies )Unless the
Community provided financial support .
7„Appropriations
Financial situation onAprii 3CL ,1982 i
Appropriation forcommitments (ECU)
-1982 budget ' 22.400,000
appropriations brought forward frem1931 . 4,583.223
26.983.223
-commitments implemented ' ~637.461
26.345.762
-1982 proposal 25,977,600
-relinquished amount 368,162
8,Type ofcontrol tobeapplied
801oThere istobenocontrol byMember States ,Theauthorising
department and Financial Control will carry out regular on-the-spot
checks ondocuments ,and will follow thecompletion oftheprojects
bymeans ofthe technical andfinancial reports which theundertakings
are required to .send inregularly ^
8*2,TheCommission istopresent anannual report totheCouncil enthe
state ofprogress ofeach project andthe sums committed incarrying
itout;theCommission also hastosubmit anannual report tothe
Council andtheEuropean Parliament ©ntheimplementation of
Regulation NO®3056 /73*