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  • Norway: Statoil Concludes Gullfaks B Gas Leakage Investigation

    16 February 2011
    Business & Finance

      Statoil’s internal investigation into the gas leakage on the Gullfaks B platform in the North Sea on 4 December 2010 has been concluded and the report presented to the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway. A pipeline was being replaced, following the completion of maintenance on a choke valve, when a gas leakage occurred in the […]

  • Norway: PSA Conducts Audit of Electrical Installations at Statoil

    15 July 2011
    Business & Finance

      During the period 7-8 June 2011, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of Statoil aimed at the operating company’s work to ensure compliance with the petroleum regulations’ requirements for electrical installations and personnel responsible for electrical installations. Background The background for the activity is based on the PSA’s main priorities for […]

  • Audit finds improvement points for Neptune at Fenja project

    3 December 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    Norwegian offshore safety watchdog has found a couple of improvements points at Neptune Energy’s Fenja project development located offshore Norway.

  • PSA looks into Gina Krog jacket fabrication

    27 January 2015
    Equipment, Exploration & Production

    From 15 to 17 December 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway carried out an audit of the jacket fabrication for Gina Krog.  The Gina Krog jacket, destined for Statoil’s Gina Krog field development in the North Sea, is under construction at the Heerema yard in Vlissingen, The Netherlands. According to the PSA, the objective […]

  • Irregularities spotted during Alvheim risk factor management audit

    8 November 2017

    Norwegian offshore safety body has found several safety issues during an audit of Aker BP’s management of risk factors on the Alvheim field off Norway. 

  • Total E&P: NPD permits North Sea well drilling

    27 February 2015
    Exploration & Production

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Total E&P Norge AS a drilling permit for well 25/6-5 S located in the North Sea. In addition to NPD’s consent, Total E&P also received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway for drilling of wells 25/6-5 S and 25/6-5 A. According to NPD, the well 25/6-5 S […]

  • OHAS on Leiv Eiriksson needs work

    19 January 2015
    Exploration & Production

    The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of groups at particular risk and emergency preparedness on Leiv Eiriksson semi-submersible drilling rig.  From 10 to 13 November 2014, the PSA carried out an audit of the efforts of Ocean Rig and RWE Dea to identify and follow up groups at potentially particular […]

  • PSA Inspects Plugging and Abandonment of Ekofisk Wells

    2 November 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of how ConocoPhillips planned and executed permanent plugging and abandonment of wells at Ekofisk 2/4 A. The Ekofisk 2/4 A facility was the first permanent platform on the Ekofisk field, and oil production here began in 1974. The facility was shut down in September 2013 […]

  • Total ordered to fix Martin Linge faults ahead of departure from shipyard

    27 April 2017

    Following an audit, the Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has issued a notice of order to Total to fix faults and deficiencies on the Martin Linge project ahead of platform’s departure from a shipyard.  Total E&P Norge is the operator of the Martin Linge field, which is located offshore Norway near the […]

  • Offshore watchdog looks into emergency preparedness on Statfjord B

    13 September 2017

    Norway’s offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found one non-conformity and one improvement point during an audit of Statoil’s Statfjord B platform located in the North Sea.  The offshore safety regulator said on Wednesday that it had identified one non-conformity relating to manning and an improvement point in connection with mapping and […]

  • Seadrill given notice of order following ‘West Hercules’ audit

    11 April 2019
    Exploration & Production

    The PSA has given a notice of order to Seadrill regarding its management of emergency preparedness, logistics, maintenance and the working environment on the West Hercules mobile drilling rig.

  • PSA Norway Checks Statoil’s Valemon Jacket

    29 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    On 7 and 8 December 2011, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway​ (PSA) carried out an audit of Statoil in connection with the engineering of load-bearing structures on Valemon’s jacket. The objective was, through spot checks, to ensure the engineering of the load-bearing structures is taking place pursuant to the applicable regulatory framework. PSA said that […]

  • PSA Norway in Gudrun Facility Audit

    8 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    During the periods 8-9 May and 14-16 May 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Statoil’s compliance with regulatory requirements during engineering and construction of the wellhead module and process module for the Gudrun facility. The audit was carried out through meetings in Aibel’s offices in Asker on 8-9 May […]

  • New task for Transocean regarding rig working off Norway

    10 May 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    Norwegian offshore safety regulator has carried out an audit of stability and marine systems on one of Transocean’s semi-submersible rigs.

  • Norwegian offshore watchdog launches probe into serious incident on West Bollsta rig

    20 October 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has begun an investigation of the incident on the West Bollsta rig when a length of riser fell from the handling equipment during lifting.

  • Offshore safety watchdog looks into Njord A overhaul

    17 October 2016

    Norway’s offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found two improvement points during an audit of load-bearing structures and maritime systems at Statoil’s Njord A platform which is currently being upgraded.  PSA said on Monday that the two identified improvement points related to the use of software during verification and the visibility of […]

  • Norway: Ekofisk audit reveals safety breach

    12 October 2016

    Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found a non-conformity during an audit of regulatory requirements for electrical installations on ConocoPhillips’ Ekofisk 2/4 K-B platforms offshore Norway. PSA found one non-conformity in connection with the notification of hazard and accident situations. Also, two improvement points were identified regarding internal company requirements for, […]

  • BP gains nod for life extension of Tambar platform

    8 July 2016

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has given the green light to BP to use the platform on the Tambar field in the North Sea offshore Norway until January 1, 2022. The NPD, a government agency whose task is to manage the oil and gas resources on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, said that this coincides with […]

  • Eni restarts Goliat output

    6 February 2017

    Italian oil company Eni has restarted production from the Goliat field in the Barents Sea offshore Norway, following repairs to the damaged offloading hose.  The field had been shut down in late December last year as the oil could not be unloaded and transported onshore due to a damage to the offloading hose. Following reports that […]

  • Statoil Gets Nod to Drill Johan Sverdrup Survey Wells

    10 October 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    Statoil has received consent from Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to drill four survey wells at Johan Sverdrup field, located on the Utsira Height in the North Sea. The Johan Sverdrup field, operated by Statoil, has been developed using four fixed facilities connected by bridges, in addition to three subsea water injection templates. The PSA has […]

  • Norway: PSA Inspects Lundin’s Management of Brynhild Subsea Facilities

    25 April 2012
    Business & Finance

      On 27 March 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Lundin Norway AS’ management of the Brynhild field development project, connected to subsea facilities and pipelines. The Brynhild field is being developed with a subsea facility with four wells that will be connected to the Pierce field on the […]

  • Equinor cleared to use Odfjell rig for North Sea well

    31 December 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    Equinor has received consent from the Norwegian regulator to use the Deepsea Stavanger rig for exploration drilling in the North Sea.

  • PSA checks up on Statoil’s Grane (Norway)

    25 June 2015
    Exploration & Production

    From 11 to 13 May 2015, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Statoil’s control and management of materials handling, the technical condition of lifting equipment and the company’s management of lifting equipment maintenance at Grane platform, in the central North Sea. According to PSA, the objective of the audit was […]

  • Norway: Lundin to Drill 12 Wells with Island Innovator Rig

    17 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Marine Accurate Well ASA – MARACC has signed a 12 well drilling Contract with Lundin Norway AS for the semi-submersible drilling rig Island Innocator The contract is expected to provide Island Innovator with minimum of two years of  drilling operations offshore Norway with commencement in the 2nd  quarter of 2013 plus options for 3×4 additional […]

  • PSA orders Statoil to monitor BOP on Oseberg B and Gullfaks C

    4 June 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Statoil has received notification of order from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway following audits at Oseberg B and Gullfaks C, both located in the Norwegian North Sea.  A notification of order is a step in the PSA’s case processing in which the regulator requests the party to assess the factual basis. The notification is […]