CELEX: 51982PC0713
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Date: 1982-11-08
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION SUPPLEMENTARY TO THE DECISION OF 28 JULY 1982 on the granting of support for Community projects in the hydrocarbon sector (1982) (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                    COM(82)713 final
                                                    Brussels , 8 November 1982
                         PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
              SUPPLEMENTARY _ TO _ THE _ DECISION OF _ 28 _ JULY _ 1982
            on the granting of support for Community projects
                         in the hydrocarbon sector ( 1982 )
               ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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                             EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
                                        1)
   1 . In its Decision of 28 July 1982     , the Council granted support of
       25 977 600 ECU for 36 technological development projects in the
       hydrocarbons sector .
       The amount allocated in support was covered by appropriations avail­
       able in the 1982 Budget for Community projects , a total of
       26 050 323 ECU .
   2 . Because there were not sufficient resources available to meet all
       applications for financial support , the Council was forced to hold
       over consideration of three projects until the 1983 financial year
       and to limit its support for four other projects to the preliminary
       stages only .
   3 . After implementation of Chapter 70 of the 1982     Budget , it emerged
       that resources were sit 11  available and that additional   amounts could
       be transferred to other Items within that same Chapter .
       The Commission proposes that the Council assign some of these appro­
       priations to the projects which were held over until the following
       financial year or which received only partial support in 1982 .
       The amount of additional support which the Commission proposes the
       Council grant for these projects is 2 739 054 ECU for the period from
       1982 to 1984 .
   4 . When decisions are taken on the allocation of support for the next
       financial year , account will be taken of the fact that these amounts
       have been distributed between the various projects .
       THE  COUNCIL  IS THEREFORE ASKED TO  ADOPT THE FOLLOWING DECISION :
^ Doc . No . 8746 /82 ENER-129
 ---pagebreak---             PROPOSAL FOR A SUPPLEMENTAR Y 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 European 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 form the Commission
Whereas by its Decision of 28 July 1982 on the granting of support for
Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector , the Council granted
25 977 600 ECU for the carrying out of 36 technological development
projects .
Whereas the scope of this Decision should be extended in order to allow
other projects to benefit from Community support ,
HAS   DECIDED AS  FOLLOWS :
                               SOLE ARTICLE
The projects contained in the Annex to this Decision shall be added to
 the list of projects contained in the Annex to the Decision of 28 July
 1982 .  Support for a total amount of 2 739 054 ECU shall be granted
 for these projects for the period from 1982 to 1984 .
 Done at Brussels ,
                                           For the Council
                                          The President
* JOUHKTAL OFFICIEL L 312 , 13.11.1973
 ---pagebreak---            ANNEX                PROPOSED SUPPORT    FOR TECHNOLOGICAL PROJECTS    IN THE HYDROCARBONS SECTOR
                                                              i Total Invest-                                                         'Amount of
      No .          Title of Project             Promo ter    ^ ment ( 1982-1984)     Assessment and rate of support                   support in
                                                                     ECU                                                             ;      ECU
07.45 / 82     Project MARS                      ZF  Herion       1 445 392        Project to replace deep-sea divers .                  433 617
                                                                                   To be supported :   30%
14.14 / 82     Deep-water storage / loadi ng     E.M.H.           1 880 149        Continuation of important studies leading             564 044
               development programme                                               to the marketing of the technology for          i
                                                                                   deep-sea articulated columns
                                                                                   To be supported :   30%
15.42 /82      A high-performance mooring        SEP Offshore       549 420        This project should remedy a serious defi - :         164 826
               device for anchoring in deep                                        ciency in moored platform technology .
               water                                                               To be supported :   30%                        j
03.127 /82     Deep-water gravity tower          C.G. Do ri s       641 722        Follow-up to previous project which should,!          256 689
               ( Part Two )                                                        if successful , establish the principle of
                                                                                   the gravity tower .
                                                                                   To be supported : 40%                         i
03.131 /82     Design of a floating product -    BNOC Ltd .       2 077 961        The project , if successful , will lead to            831 184
               ion facility for use on mar­                                        the economic exploitation of already dis­
               ginal fields ( Part Two )                                           covered marginal fields in the North Sea .   i
                                                                                   To be supported :   40%
15.32 /82      Cast steel nodes for fixed        BNOC Ltd .         626 763        Interesting area of research which could    ;         188 029
               offshore structures ( Part Two )                                    prove useful in future steel structure
                                                                                   design . To be supported : 30%
15.33 / 82     The   mechanical echo " diagnos - Tecnomare        1 002 217     ' First phase of a novel method for offshore             300 665
               tic method for offshore                                         1 structural monitoring .
               structures ( Part Two )                                         , To be supported :     30%
              TOTAL                                               8 223 624                                                            2 739 054
 ---pagebreak---                                    FINANCIAL RECORD
1 . Relevant budget heading code
    Article 700 - Item 7000
2 . Title of budget h r -_in^
    " Community technological development projects in the hydrocarbons sector "
3 . Legal basis
    3.0 . Regulation ( EEC ) No . 3056/ 73 of the Council of 9 November 1973,
          on the support of Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector
          ( 0J No . 312 of 13 November 1973 ).
    3.1 . Council Decision of 19 Dec-ember 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 ).
    3.3 . Council Decision of 25 October 1977 , on the grant of measures of
          support for Council projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( Doc . R / 2416 / 77 )
    3.4 . Council Decision of 30 October 1978 , on the grant of measures of support
          for Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( Doc . R / 2671 / 78 ).
    3.5 . Council Decision of 29 October 1979 , on the granting of support for
          Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( 0J L 281 of
          10 November 1979 ).
    3.6 . Council Decision of 27 October 1980 , on the granting of support
          for Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( Doc . No .
          10142 / 80 ENER 111 )
    3.7 . Council Decision of 27 October 1981 , on the granting of support
          for Community projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( Doc . No .
          10024 / 81 ENER 114 ).
    3.8 . Commission proposal on the granting of support for Community
          projects in the hydrocarbons sector ( 1982-1984 )
 ---pagebreak--- 4 . Description of the nu-ddurs           • •             !
    Granting 36 Communi ty undertakings financial aid for : use on r-         In
    the hydrocarbons sector .
5 . Objective
    To promote technological development directly related to the activities
    of prospection for, and exploitation , transport and storage of hydro­
    carbons likely to increase the security of the Community 's supplies in
    hydrocarbons .
6 . Justification of the proiect
    Because of the technical risks and the financial burden involved in
    carrying out the technical development projects, they would not be
    carried out or would have to be postponed ( thus considerably
    prejudicing the security of hydrocarbons supplies) unless the
    Community provided financial support .
7 . Appropriations
    Financial situation on Aprit 30, 1982 :
    Appropriation for commitment :                                  ( 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 of control to be applied
    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 NO . 3056/73 .