766 results found for 'The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway audit '

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  • Safety body inspects Haven accommodation rig upgrade

    22 February 2017
    Exploration & Production

    Norway’s offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found one improvement point during an audit of Statoil and its works on the Johan Sverdrup-bound Haven accommodation jack-up rig. Haven is a 2011-built, 4-legged self-elevating multi-purpose unit built for the North Sea harsh environment. The rig is owned by Jacktel, a wholly owned subsidiary of a provider […]

  • PSA Audits Concrete Coating on Polarled Pipeline

    23 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of the application of concrete coating on the Polarled pipeline. The audit focused on Statoil and the company’s follow-up of its suppliers. The Polarled pipeline project consists of a 481 km long, 36″ pipeline between the Aasta Hansteen facility in the Norwegian Sea and the Nyhamna […]

  • PSA Inspects ConocoPhillips’ Electrical Personnel (Norway)

    5 November 2012
    Equipment

    During the period 25 – 26 September 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS’ (CoPSAS) follow-up of electrical installations and personnel responsible for such installations. The objective of the audit was to verify compliance with regulatory provisions and the audit particularly targeted those parts of the company’s management […]

  • West Bollsta rig given compliance award

    8 October 2020
    Authorities & Government, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    Following several audits, the Norwegian offshore safety watchdog has awarded an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) for the West Bollsta drilling rig to offshore driller Seadrill.

  • Barrier management probe finds irregularities on Statoil’s Kristin

    19 May 2017

    Norway’s safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found five non-conformities and several improvement points during an audit of Statoil’s barrier management at the Kristin platform off Norway.  PSA said on Friday that the audit revealed regulatory non-conformities relating to appropriate risk analysis, non-conformity handling, the process safety system, notifying the PSA of a […]

  • Vysus to support Norwegian offshore safety watchdog

    15 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), the agency responsible for safety in the petroleum sector across the Norwegian continental shelf, has awarded a framework agreement with global engineering and technology company Vysus Group.

  • PSA Inspects Fabrication of Gina Krog Flexible Risers

    22 October 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has carried out an audit of Statoil and the fabrication of flexible risers for Gina Krog FSO. The objective of the audit was to monitor the fabrication of flexible risers, follow up the operator and supplier/subcontractor and verify that the project is being planned and executed in compliance with […]

  • PSA audits barrier management on Johan Sverdrup

    14 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    On 20 and 21 May 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Statoil’s barrier management in the early phase of the Johan Sverdrup project prior to the plan for development and operation (PDO). The objective of a pre-PDO audit is to monitor that the operator’s plans and decisions in the […]

  • IRF to Organize Offshore Safety Summit Conference in Stavanger, Norway

    20 June 2011
    Business & Finance

      In the wake of the recent disasters that have struck the offshore petroleum industry, the International Regulators’ Forum (IRF) will be organising an extraordinary safety Summit Conference in Stavanger on 4 and 5 October, hosted by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA). Background The disasters which struck the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig/Macondo oil well […]

  • No hydrocarbons for Equinor in North Sea well

    24 March 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Norway’s energy giant Equinor has completed the drilling of a wildcat well in the North Sea off Norway but failed to find hydrocarbons.

  • Statoil completes investigation of two incidents

    21 December 2016

    Norwegian oil giant Statoil has completed investigations of a small fire aboard its Statfjord A offshore platform and exposure to poisonous H2S gas at Sture Terminal. Both incidents occurred in October.  The oil company informed on Monday that reports have been submitted to the country’s offshore safety regulator, the Petroleum Safety Authority. Jannicke Nilsson, executive vice […]

  • PSA Norway: Jette Development Well Managed

    14 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), the government’s body responsible for safety, emergency preparedness and the working environment in the petroleum activities in Norway, last month carried out an inspection of Det norske’s development of Jette field, located in Norwegian North Sea. The regulator found nononconformities, and no notifications of orders were issued. The report states […]

  • Offshore safety audit reveals irregularities on Shell’s Draugen

    24 April 2018

    Norway’s PSA has found irregularities during a technical barriers management audit of Shell’s Draugen platform off Norway.

  • PSA probes Statoil’s design engineering of Cat J rigs

    19 January 2015
    Exploration & Production

    The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of Statoil’s design engineering of Cat J drilling rigs. The basis of the audit was Barriers and At-risk groups. The PSA said that the audit’s themes concerned occupational health and safety, drilling and well activities, materials handling and emergency preparedness. According to the PSA, […]

  • PSA Orders Oseberg B and Gullfaks C BOP Checkup

    15 June 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has issued an order to Statoil following audits at Oseberg B and Gullfaks C. Namely, between November 10, 2014 and January 29, 2015, the PSA conducted audits at Oseberg B and Gullfaks C. The audits followed up and verified the auditing performed in 2013 relating to the signing of new drilling […]

  • Offshore safety body audits Transocean Arctic rig

    9 May 2017
    Exploration & Production

    Norway’s safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found no non-conformities during an audit of the Transocean Arctic semi-submersible rig. PSA said on Monday that the conducted audit of the Transocean Arctic was done in respect to structural safety. Even though no non-conformities were identified, the PSA found five improvement points. Namely, the improvement […]

  • New task for Equinor to handle nonconformities at North Sea platform

    21 April 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Norway’s offshore safety regulator is awaiting a response from Equinor regarding the way the identified nonconformities will be sorted out.

  • Equinor starts investigation into the Hammerfest fire accident

    2 October 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    After the recent fire at Hammerfest LNG, Equinor has started an internal investigation into the fire while also following up the incident towards employees and the local community. As stated, the company is also looking into findings pointed out by the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) in a recent inspection. “The incident at Hammerfest LNG (HLNG) […]

  • Irregularities found during emergency preparedness audit of Valaris rig

    4 June 2020
    Authorities & Government, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found several irregularities regarding the emergency preparedness on the Valaris-owned Valaris JU-292 rig, formerly known as the Rowan Norway.

  • Safety probe finds improvement points on Heimdal

    22 July 2016

    Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has identified several improvement points during an audit of Statoil and Gassco. No non-conformities were found. PSA said on Thursday that the audit was conducted on June 9 and 10 and that the revealed improvement points were related to the condition of the main support structures […]

  • Safety issues found during audit of Equinor’s Visund

    30 January 2019

    The PSA has found irregularities during an audit of Equinor’s Visund field located in the North Sea.

  • PSA finds no flaws in ‘Deepsea Bergen’ structural safety

    8 October 2015
    Exploration & Production

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has found no irregularities after an audit of the Deepsea Bergen drilling rig in respect of structural safety. On September 21 and 22, 2015, the PSA carried out an audit of Odfjell Drilling’s ‘Deepsea Bergen’ while it was at the Aibel Haugesund yard. According to the PSA, the audit […]

  • Procedural fault found during Gjøa platform probe

    11 October 2016

    Norwegian offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found a non-conformity during an audit of Engie’s follow-up of load-bearing structures and maritime systems on the Gjøa platform offshore Norway. The safety body identified one non-conformity during the audit relating to procedures. Also, an improvement point was noted concerning third-party verification of documents. Gjøa […]

  • North Sea oil project comes on stream ahead of schedule

    20 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has brought on stream the Breidablikk field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea four months ahead of schedule. The Breidablikk field, which commenced production on October 20, holds almost 200 million barrels of recoverable oil. Its plateau production is estimated at a gross 55-60,000 kboepd, with production at plateau […]

  • Johan Sverdrup drilling platform audit finds no major issues

    3 May 2017
    Project & Tenders

    The Norwegian offshore oil and gas safety body Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has found no major issues during a recent audit of the Johan Sverdrup drilling platform. Johan Sverdrup is an oil and gas field under development at the Utsira High in the North Sea, 160 kilometers west of Stavanger. Statoil is the operator of […]