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

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  • Power from shore for nearly half of Norwegian oil and gas production

    26 June 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Innovation, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    Almost half of the Norwegian petroleum production will soon be run on power from shore as the companies are considering multiple electrification projects that could reduce emissions considerably.

  • Equinor cleared to dispatch Odfjell Drilling rig for ops in Norwegian Sea

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

    Equinor has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use one of Odfjell Drilling’s rigs for drilling ops in the Norwegian Sea.

  • Songa’s Cat D rig in barrier management check-up

    27 October 2016
    Exploration & Production

    Norway’s offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found a non-conformity and three improvement points during an audit of Songa Offshore’s overall barrier management on the Songa Equinox semi-submersible rig. PSA said on Thursday it found one non-conformity regarding barrier functions and MOB suits while the improvement points were connected to the training of […]

  • PSA Norway Inspects Teekay’s Knarr FPSO Barrier Management

    30 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    During the periods 2-3 November and 15-17 November 2011, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Teekay Petrojarl’s (TKPJ’s) system for barrier management in connection with the design of Knarr FPSO. The objective of the audit was to follow up to ensure that TKPL has a management system in place which […]

  • Aker BP cleared to use Maersk rig on Tambar

    27 January 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    Aker BP has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator to use the Maersk Integrator rig for production drilling on the Tambar field.

  • Songa Trym Yard Stay Costs Hit $260 Million (Norway)

    15 January 2013

    Songa Offshore, a Cyprus-based drilling contractor, has informed in its December 2012 fleet update that its Songa Trym rig has completed its yard stay at CCB shipyard in Norway. The drilling contractor reported that non-conformities identified in the Petroleum Safety Authority’s (Petroleumstilynet) audit of November 15, 2012 have been corrected and addressed. The rig moved […]

  • Thumbs-up for Equinor to begin drilling at North Sea field

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

    Equinor has received consent for exploration drilling in the North Sea off Norway, using a KCA Deutag Drilling-managed rig.

  • Norwegian gas field comes on stream ahead of Europe’s winter season

    23 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Wintershall Dea has started production from a gas field in the Norwegian Sea, following delays due to high levels of mercury.

  • Equinor ready to spud Norwegian Sea prospect this month

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

    Equinor has secured a drilling permit from Norway’s authorities for an exploration well in the Norwegian Sea, which will be drilled using one of Odfjell Drilling’s rigs.

  • Aker BP transfers Ivar Aasen operations to onshore control room

    17 January 2019
    Project & Tenders

    Aker BP has become the first company on the NCS to operate a staffed platform from an onshore control room.

  • Australian regulator pauses review of Equinor’s Bight drilling plans, asks further info

    27 June 2019

    Australian offshore regulator has requested further information from Equinor on its environment plan for the company’s proposed petroleum exploration drilling activity in the Great Australian Bight.

  • Norway: Statoil Builds Specialist Team in Maintenance Management Area

    15 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    More than half the backlog in safety-critical servicing on installations operated by Statoil off Norway has been eliminated over the past year. The organisation is working continuously to get better at operating these facilities safely and effectively. “There’ll always be some outstanding maintenance, but we shared the dissatisfaction expressed by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway […]

  • Green light for Equinor to undertake ops in North Sea with COSL Drilling’s rig

    5 January 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    Norwegian offshore safety regulator has given Equinor its consent to use a COSL Drilling-owned rig for drilling at a field in the North Sea.

  • Another setback for Eni’s Goliat project

    11 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The Eni-operated Goliat development project in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway, has hit yet another stumbling block. Namely, the Norwegian oil industry’s safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway, has slapped the oil company with notification of orders, following audit conducted on the Goliat FPSO in January. The January audit was conducted as a follow-up […]

  • All systems go for Equinor to kick off drilling ops with Odfjell rig

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

    Equinor has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use one of Odfjell Drilling’s rigs for drilling ops in the Norwegian Sea.

  • New oil discovery in North Sea ‘not profitable’ at this moment in time

    10 February 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian oil and gas player Aker BP has made a new oil discovery in the North Sea off Norway, using a Saipem-owned rig.

  • PSA: Industry Should Investigate More Well Control Incidents (Norway)

    13 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    A new well control incident study reveals significant gaps between causes in investigation reports and the viewpoints cited by professionals in interviews. The industry should, among other things, investigate more well control incidents and implement more technical measures. While the results from the investigations generally point to technology as the triggering cause of well control […]

  • Norway: Det Norske Gets Green Light to Carry Out Exploration Drilling in North Sea

    11 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    Det norske oljeselskap ASA (Det norske) has received consent to carry out exploration drilling in the North Sea with the Mærsk Guardian mobile facility. The consent relates to the drilling of exploration well 3/4-2S which belongs to production licence 356, with Det norske as the operator (60%). Resol Exploration Norge AS is the partner with […]

  • PSA Norway in study to improve future field developments

    22 June 2018
    Equipment, Infrastructure

    Eni’s Goliat project in the Barents Sea is one of the projects to be reviewed in the new PSA study

  • Norway: PSA Conducts Audit of Major Accident Risk in Connection with Light Well Intervention

    30 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    In December 2011 and January 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of Statoil Petroleum AS (Statoil) and Island Offshore Subsea AS (Island Offshore). The audit was aimed at management of major accident risk and the barrier management system in connection with light well intervention on Island Constructor. Each year, more than […]

  • Statoil to Use Vigdis Facilities Beyond the Original Design Life (Norway)

    23 November 2012
    Equipment

    Norway’s oil company Statoil has been granted consent for use of the subsea facility on Vigdis field in the North Sea, with associated risers and pipelines, beyond the original design life, up to expiry of the production licence in 2024. Vigdis is an oil field in block 34/7 in the northern part of the North […]

  • PSA Organises Seminar on Safety in Petroleum Sector (Norway)

    21 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    Contractors need a robust organisation, clear roles and responsibilities, a willingness to learn and continuous improvement to help improve safety in the petroleum sector. That message emerged from a one-day seminar staged by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) on this subject, which includes reducing the risk of major accidents. “We have many good reasons […]

  • ‘Songa Equinox’ kicks off its 8-year contract with Statoil

    7 December 2015
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Songa Offshore’s first Cat D rig, Songa Equinox, has started drilling operations at the Troll Field, offshore Norway, under its eight-year drilling contract with Statoil.  The rig is now on operating rate, Songa Offshore, an offshore drilling contractor, reported on Monday. The rig’s dayrate with Statoil is $484 000 and the contract has four additional three-year […]

  • PSA nods for underwater ops (Norway)

    5 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Statoil, Gassco and ExxonMobil have received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway for manned underwater operations until November 2015. The services are to be supplied by Technip and Subsea 7. Statoil, Gassco and ExxonMobil have received consent to perform manned underwater operations between December 1, 2014 and November 30, 2015. Statoil has signed framework […]

  • PSA Presents Report Regarding Risk Level on Norwegian Shelf in Line with Statoil (Norway)

    28 April 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    On 27 April the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) presented its 2010 report regarding the risk level on the Norwegian shelf (RNNP). The report is largely in line with Statoil’s own reports regarding health, safety and environment on the shelf. “This report is important for us. It shows where we succeed and what challenges we […]