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  • Aker BP’s crane & lifting ops on Ula field need further improvements

    17 October 2017

    Norway’s safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found three improvement points during an audit of Aker BP’s Ula field in the North Sea, off Norway. The safety body conducted the audit on Aker BP’s arrangements for materials handling and crane and lifting operations on the Ula field from August 22-25. The objective of […]

  • ‘Safe Boreas’ gains AoC. Cleared for Edvard Grieg work

    12 June 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Prosafe Offshore Limited, the owner and operator of semi-submersible accommodation rigs, has received Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway for Safe Boreas. Safe Boreas is a semi-submersible accommodation rig delivered by Jurong Shipyard in Singapore and is constructed according to the GVA 3000E design and equipped with a DP3 system as well […]

  • Probe finds room for improvement at Statoil’s Johan Sverdrup development

    22 June 2016

    Norway’s offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has identified several improvement points during its audit of the Johan Sverdrup export pipelines, offshore Norway. The PSA said the audit was conducted on April 18 and 19 with the goal of establishing if Statoil has been carrying out the project in compliance with applicable regulations […]

  • PSA probes Edvard Grieg development

    4 February 2015
    Exploration & Production

    From 8 to 10 December 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Lundin Norway AS and the Edvard Grieg development project, in the Norwegian North Sea. The Edvard Grieg field is being developed using a manned fixed facility comprising a processing facility, living quarters and drilling by means of an […]

  • PSA Audits ExxonMobil’s barriers management at Jotun B

    20 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    From 3 to 5 February 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway carried out an audit of ExxonMobil Exploration and Production AS at Jotun B platform. The objective of the audit was to verify that ExxonMobil’s management and follow-up of barriers complied with the company’s and the authorities’ requirements. Non-conformities were identified in connection with updating of […]

  • Leiv Eiriksson Rig Needs Improvements to Reach AoC, PSA Says

    26 March 2013

    During 25 – 26 February 2013 the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Ocean Rig on board Leiv Eiriksson semi-submerisble drilling rig. Objective The objective of the audit activity was to follow up that the company, prior to starting new activity on the Norwegian shelf, safeguards the regulatory requirements related to the […]

  • Alvheim FPSO barrier management needs improvement

    22 May 2014

    TPetroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Marathon’s follow-up of technical and operational barriers for the Alvheim FPSO vessel.

  • PSA carries out audit of Hammerfest LNG (Norway)

    24 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    From 24 to 26 June 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway carried out an audit at Statoil’s LNG plant at Melkøya, Hammerfest focusing on the disciplines of technical and operational safety. The purpose of an audit of technical and operational safety is to investigate whether selected barriers and their performance requirements comply with requirements […]

  • Regulator probes Shell in Norway

    12 June 2015
    Equipment

    On March 6, 2015, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway carried out an audit of Norske Shell’s non-conformity handling. The objective of the audit was to follow up on the requirements which entail that the companies must work systematically to detect regulatory non-conformities and that the companies must have a system for handling them. The […]

  • Norwegian regulator rebranding to reflect existing and emerging offshore industries

    12 September 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Regulation & Policy, Safety, Transition

    Norwegian offshore safety regulator, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), is changing its name to the Norwegian Ocean Industry Safety Authority (Noisa).

  • Norway: Report Following Audit of Simultaneous Operations and Modifications – Troll A

    29 September 2010

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has carried out an audit of the management of risk, health, safety, working environment and emergency preparedness in connection with simultaneous operations and modifications on Troll A. The audit was carried out through meetings, interviews and verification on 23 April and 23-26 August 2010. Background Statoil is in the […]

  • PSA audits Maersk Drilling’s jack-up Maersk Guardian

    1 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Between 5 and 14 March 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway carried out an audit of Maersk Drilling in respect of preparedness and maintenance management. The objective of the audit was to monitor that Maersk Drilling, at all levels of the organisation, is working systematically on the prevention of major accidents in accordance with the […]

  • PSA in Bream Project Review

    7 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has carried out an audit of Premier Oil and the Bream development. Bream is an oil discovery in block 17/12 in the central section of the North Sea, around 110 km from land south-west of Stavanger. The discovery was originally made by Phillips Petroleum Company Norway in 1972. The […]

  • Safety audits reveal flaws in two-thirds of Equinor activities

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

    Norway’s Equinor has to account for deficiencies that the country’s offshore safety authority has found on about two-thirds of its E&P activities.

  • PSA inspects COSL Drilling’s anchoring systems

    30 September 2015
    Exploration & Production

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has carried out an audit of COSL Drilling’s follow-up of anchoring systems. Since 2010, there have been a number of anchor line failures on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The PSA says that during the period, COSL experienced a double line failure on the COSL Pioneer semi-submersible drilling rig. According […]

  • PSA Audits Statoil’s Barrier Management at Statfjord C

    17 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    In April, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Statoil’s barrier management at Statfjord C. Objective The objective of the audit was to review whether Statoil’s management and monitoring of barriers was in accordance with the company’s and statutory requirements, so as to reduce the likelihood of failures. Result Non-conformities were […]

  • Norway greenlights modifications planned for North Sea field

    9 October 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy

    Norway’s offshore safety regulator has given Equinor consent to carry out modifications at a field located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.

  • Offshore safety body finds electrical issues during Edvard Grieg audit

    17 July 2017

    Norway’s safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found five non-conformities and six improvement points during an audit of electrical facilities on the Edvard Grieg field, off Norway. The PSA said on Monday that the audit, conducted from May 23 to June 1, targeted Lundin’s work to ensure compliance with the regulatory requirements for […]

  • PSA inspects COSL Drilling Europa

    28 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    During the period 6 to 9 January 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of COSL Drilling Europa AS (COSL), within the disciplines of logistics and occupational health and safety. The objective of the audit was to verify compliance with the regulatory requirements and the preconditions for issuing Acknowledgement of Compliance […]

  • PSA Inspects ConocoPhillips’ Eldfisk S (Norway)

    24 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    From 21 to 22 February 2013, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of ConocoPhillips. The purpose of the audit was to follow up on how ConocoPhillips is ensuring that the safety instrumented systems on Eldfisk S will meet relevant regulatory requirements, recognised standards and guidelines, as well as the company’s own […]

  • PSA audits Eni’s Goliat project for Health and Safety management

    30 June 2014

    From 25 March to 8 April 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Eni Norge (Eni) and the management of occupational health and safety in the Goliat project.

  • Oil companies should think cooperatively, say NEA and PSA (Norway)

    11 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Technological development and knowledge sharing are crucial for conducting prudent operations and avoiding adverse environmental impacts in the northern reaches of the Norwegian Continental Shelf. “The precautionary principle is fundamental now that petroleum activities are advancing further and further north on the Norwegian Continental Shelf”, say Ellen Hambro, Director General of the Norwegian Environment Agency, […]

  • PSA probes Premier’s Bream development (Norway)

    7 January 2015
    Project & Tenders

    The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of Premier Oil and the Bream development. Bream is an oil discovery in block 17/12 in the central section of the North Sea, around 110 km from land south-west of Stavanger. The discovery was originally made by Phillips Petroleum Company Norway in 1972. The […]

  • Regulatory order for Saipem over barrier and maintenance management on rig

    16 August 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    The Norwegian offshore safety regulator followed up an audit of Saipem’s rig with an order to the offshore drilling contractor.

  • PSA Norway Discovers Emergency Shutdown System Deficiencies on Ekofisk 2/4 Bravo and 2/4 Kilo

    14 April 2011
    Business & Finance

      During the period 28 February – 3 March 2011, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of electrical systems and process safety on Ekofisk 2/4 Bravo and 2/4 Kilo. The audit activity was carried out in the form of a meeting with the operations organisation at ConocoPhillips (COPSAS) on 28 February […]