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

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  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • 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) […]

  • PSA Inspects Statoil’s Flexible Pipelines

    12 January 2017
    Equipment

    Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of Statoil at their offices in Stjørdal and the research centre in Trondheim. The objective of the audit was to check that Statoil is fully following up the challenges associated with flexible pipelines and working to understand the different types of failures and degradation mechanisms that […]

  • 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 […]

  • Statoil Submits Heimdal Gas Leak Investigation Report to PSA Norway

    24 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Statoil’s internal investigation report following the gas leak on the Heimdal platform on 26 May this year has been submitted to the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway. The gas leak occurred in connection with a routine operation where a valve was overloaded and gas leaked into the surrounding area. The investigation concludes that this was a […]

  • Neptune tasked with addressing nonconformity at North Sea oil & gas asset

    6 January 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    Norway’s regulator has carried out an audit of Neptune’s management of major accident risk and barriers at a gas & oil asset in the North Sea.

  • Irregularities spotted during Draupner safety check

    1 May 2018

    The PSA has found a non-conformity and several improvement points during an audit of Draupner S and E platforms off Norway.

  • Repsol tasked with addressing nonconformities on jack-up rig

    1 March 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Norwegian regulator is awaiting a response from Repsol regarding the way the identified nonconformities on a jack-up rig will be handled.

  • PSA Inspects Skrugard Weather Conditions Documentation

    3 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    On 3 and 4 April 2013, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Statoil’s work to specify meteorological and oceanographic conditions for the Skrugard development. The Skrugard development will be the northernmost development on the Norwegian shelf. The facilities on the Skrugard field will then, to a greater extent than previous […]

  • PSA Carries Out Audit of Ekofisk 2/4-C, Norway

    14 May 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Ekofisk 2/4-C and ConocoPhillips between 5 February and 22 March 2013. The audit was directed at the company’s follow-up of well barriers and well control equipment with associated control systems. Objective The objective of the audit activity was to verify that ConocoPhillips had established […]

  • Centrica Closer to Vale Lifetime Extension and Subsea Works (Norway)

    28 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    On 30 October, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of Centrica Resources (Norge) AS (Centrica). The audit activity was conducted as part of the processing of Centrica’s application for consent relating to lifetime extension of the well, subsea facilities, production pipeline and umbilical cord for Vale. In the audit, we emphasised that […]

  • PSA probes Wintershall’s Brage (Norway)

    20 April 2015
    Exploration & Production

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has carried out an audit of Wintershall Norge AS (WINO) within the disciplines of cranes and lifting operations and the management of maintenance on the Brage installation, in the North Sea. According to the PSA, the objective of the audit was to verify regulatory compliance in respect of cranes […]

  • PSA inspects BP’s Ula (Norway)

    20 January 2015
    Exploration & Production

    The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of maintenance, process safety and occupational health and safety at Ula platforms, located in the North Sea.  BP Norge AS (BP) is the operator on the Ula field, an oil field in block 7/12 in the southern part of the North Sea. The field […]

  • Equinor’s Johan Castberg project under investigation amid ‘major challenges’ with FPSO hull welds

    2 September 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety, Vessels

    Norwegian offshore safety watchdog has launched an investigation into challenges related to the completion of the hull and equipment for Equinor’s Johan Castberg FPSO.

  • PSA focuses attention on Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen development

    12 June 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    From 14 to 16 April 2015, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway carried out an audit of Statoil’s development of Aasta Hansteen  gas field in the Norwegian Sea. The objective of the audit was to make sure that Statoil, in partnership with HHI/Technip and other parties involved, is in compliance with the regulations. PSA says that […]

  • PSA Norway Identifies Regulatory Nonconformities at Skarv FPSO

    12 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of BP at the Aker Solutions Stord yard on 6-7 April 2011. The audit targeted the offloading system for shuttle tankers on Skarv FPSO. The audit identified a number of nonconformities in relation to regulatory requirements. Background The audit was linked to the processing of […]

  • Offshore safety authority probes electrical installations on Wintershall’s Brage

    10 June 2016

    Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has found several irregularities in the way oil company Wintershall is dealing with electrical installations on the Brage field, offshore Norway.  PSA’s audit, carried out from April 13 to 22, 2016, focused on determining whether Wintershall is complying with the regulations relating to working in and operating electrical installations on the field. The audit […]

  • Safety audit reveals barrier management flaws on Wintershall’s Brage

    24 November 2017

    Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has found several non-conformities following an audit of Wintershall’s management of maintenance and barriers at Brage platform offshore Norway.

  • Offshore regulator looks at ExxonMobil’s well abandonment at Jotun B

    17 October 2017

    Norwegian offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found several improvement points during an audit of ExxonMobil’s Jotun B platform offshore Norway.  The Jotun field is located in the North Sea, 200 km west of Stavanger. Water depth at the site is 126 meters. The field was developed with two installations, a wellhead platform Jotun […]

  • PSA Inspects Telecommunications Systems on Ekofisk (Norway)

    7 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of the Ekofisk 2/4H, 2/4-Q, 2/4-C and 2/4-FTP facilities during the period 19-21 November. In relation to radio and telecommunications systems, the objective of the audit was to verify the technical condition, maintenance, expertise and use of radio and telecommunications systems on the facility. The […]

  • New task lined up for KCA Deutag to address nonconformities on rig

    25 January 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    Norwegian regulator has carried out an audit of KCA Deutag and its management of the working environment on a rig working for Equinor.

  • Offshore safety body checks emergency preparedness on ‘Maersk Intrepid’

    19 July 2017
    Exploration & Production

    Norway’s offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found a number of non-conformities and improvement points during an audit of the Maersk Intrepid rig. The PSA said on Wednesday that it carried out an audit of Maersk Drilling’s management of emergency preparedness and employee participation on the Maersk Intrepid drilling rig. As a […]