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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION
SUPPLEMENTARY _TO_THE_DECISION OF_28_JULY _1982
onthegranting ofsupport forCommunity projects
inthe hydrocarbon sector (1982 )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1)
1.InitsDecisionof28July1982,theCouncilgrantedsupportof
25977600ECUfor36technological development projectsinthe
hydrocarbons sector.
Theamountallocatedinsupportwascoveredbyappropriations avail­
ableinthe1982BudgetforCommunityprojects,atotalof
26050323ECU.
2.Becausetherewerenotsufficient resourcesavailabletomeetall
applications forfinancialsupport,theCouncilwasforcedtohold
overconsideration ofthreeprojectsuntilthe1983financialyear
andtolimititssupportforfourotherprojectstothepreliminary
stagesonly.
3.Afterimplementation ofChapter70ofthe1982Budget,itemerged
thatresources weresit11available andthatadditional amountscould
betransferred tootherItemswithinthatsameChapter.
TheCommissionproposesthattheCouncilassignsomeoftheseappro­
priationstotheprojectswhichwereheldoveruntilthefollowing
financialyearorwhichreceivedonlypartialsupportin1982.
TheamountofadditionalsupportwhichtheCommissionproposesthe
Councilgrantfortheseprojectsis2739054ECUfortheperiodfrom
1982to1984.
4.Whendecisionsaretakenontheallocationofsupportforthenext
financialyear,accountwillbetakenofthefactthattheseamounts
havebeendistributed betweenthevariousprojects.
THECOUNCILISTHEREFORE ASKEDTOADOPTTHEFOLLOWING DECISION :
^Doc.No.8746/82ENER-129

PROPOSAL FORASUPPLEMENTAR YCOUNCILDECISION
onthegrantingofsupportforCommunityprojectsinthehydrocarbons
sector
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity.
*HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No.3056/73of9November
1973onthesupportofCommunityprojectsinthehydrocarbons sector,
andinparticularArticle6(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalformtheCommission
WhereasbyitsDecisionof28July1982onthegrantingofsupportfor
Communityprojectsinthehydrocarbons sector,theCouncilgranted
25977600ECUforthecarryingoutof36technological development
projects.
WhereasthescopeofthisDecisionshouldbeextendedinordertoallow
otherprojectstobenefitfromCommunitysupport,
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS:
SOLEARTICLE
TheprojectscontainedintheAnnextothisDecisionshallbeaddedto
thelistofprojectscontainedintheAnnextotheDecisionof28July
1982.Supportforatotalamountof2739054ECUshallbegranted
fortheseprojectsfortheperiodfrom1982to1984.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
*JOUHKTALOFFICIELL312,13.11.1973

ANNEX PROPOSED SUPPORT FORTECHNOLOGICAL PROJECTS INTHEHYDROCARBONS SECTOR
No.TitleofProject PromoteriTotalInvest-
^ment(1982-1984 )
ECUAssessment andrateofsupport'Amountof
supportin
;ECU
07.45/82
14.14/82
15.42/82
03.127/82
03.131/82
15.32/82
15.33/82ProjectMARS
Deep-waterstorage/loading
development programme
Ahigh-performance mooring
deviceforanchoringindeep
water
Deep-watergravitytower
(PartTwo)ZFHerion
E.M.H.
SEPOffshore
C.G.Doris
Designofafloatingproduct-BNOCLtd.
ionfacilityforuseonmar­
ginalfields(PartTwo)
Caststeelnodesforfixed BNOCLtd.
offshorestructures (PartTwo)
Themechanical echo"diagnos-Tecnomare
ticmethodforoffshore
structures (PartTwo)1445392Projecttoreplacedeep-seadivers. 433617
Tobesupported :30%
1880149Continuation ofimportantstudiesleading 564044
tothemarketingofthetechnologyfor i
deep-seaarticulated columns
Tobesupported :30%
549420Thisprojectshouldremedyaseriousdefi-:164826
ciencyinmooredplatformtechnology .
Tobesupported :30% j
641722Follow-uptopreviousprojectwhichshould,!256689
ifsuccessful,establishtheprincipleof
thegravitytower.
Tobesupported :40% i
2077961Theproject,ifsuccessful,willleadto831184
theeconomicexploitation ofalreadydis­
coveredmarginalfieldsintheNorthSea.i
Tobesupported :40%
626763Interestingareaofresearchwhichcould ;188029
proveusefulinfuturesteelstructure
design.Tobesupported :30%
1002217 'Firstphaseofanovelmethodforoffshore 300665
1structuralmonitoring .
,Tobesupported :30%
TOTAL 8223624 2739054

FINANCIAL RECORD
1.Relevant budget heading code
Article 700 -Item 7000
2.Title ofbudget hr-_in^
"Community technological development projects inthehydrocarbons sector "
3.Legal basis
3.0 .Regulation (EEC )No.3056 /73oftheCouncil of9November 1973 ,
onthe support ofCommunity projects inthehydrocarbons sector
(0JNo.312 of13November 1973 ).
3.1 .Council Decision of19Dec-ember 1974 ,onthe grant ofmeasures of
support forCommunity projects inthehydrocarbons sector
(Doc .R/3600 /74).
3.2 .Council Decision of4May 1976 ,onthegrant ofmeasures ofsupport
forCommunity projects inthe hydrocarbons sector (Doc .R/854/76).
3.3 .Council Decision of25October 1977 ,onthe grant ofmeasures of
support forCouncil projects inthehydrocarbons sector (Doc .R/2416 /77)
3.4 .Council Decision of30October 1978 ,onthegrant ofmeasures ofsupport
forCommunity projects inthehydrocarbons sector (Doc .R/2671 /78).
3.5 .Council Decision of29October 1979 ,onthegranting ofsupport for
Community projects inthehydrocarbons sector (0JL281 of
10November 1979 ).
3.6 .Council Decision of27October 1980 ,onthegranting ofsupport
forCommunity projects inthe hydrocarbons sector (Doc .No.
10142 /80ENER 111 )
3.7 .Council Decision of27October 1981 ,onthegranting ofsupport
forCommunity projects inthe hydrocarbons sector (Doc .No.
10024 /81ENER 114).
3.8 .Commission proposal onthegranting ofsupport forCommunity
projects inthehydrocarbons sector (1982-1984 )

4.Description ofthe nu-ddurs • • !
Granting 36Communi tyundertakings financial aidfor :useonr- 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 ofthetechnical risks and the financial burden involved in
carrying outthetechnical development projects ,they would notbe
carried out orwould have tobepostponed (thus considerably
prejudicing thesecurity ofhydrocarbons supplies )unless the
Community provided financial support .
7.Appropriations
Financial situation onAprit 30,1982 :
Appropriation forcommitment : (ECU)
-1982 budget 22.400.000
appropriations brought forward from 1981 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
8.1.There istobenocontrol byMember States .The authorising
department and Financial Control will carry out regular on-the-spot
checks ondocuments ,andwill follow thecompletion oftheprojects
bymeans ofthe technical andfinancial reports which theundertakings
are required tosend inregularly .
8.2.TheCommission istopresent anannual report totheCouncil onthe
state ofprogress ofeach project andthe sums committed incarrying
itout;theCommission also hastosubmit anannual report tothe
Council andtheEuropean Parliament ontheimplementation of
Regulation NO.3056 /73.