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

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  • PSA Inspects Wintershall Pipe and Subsea Portfolio

    13 March 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of Wintershall and its portfolio of pipes, risers, control cables and subsea facilities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The objective of the audit was to see how Wintershall follows up and safeguards the integrity of pipes, risers, control cables and facilities on the seabed, describing […]

  • PSA Inspects Subsea Equipment Suppliers

    14 December 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has recently carried out an inspection of four main suppliers of subsea facilities. According to PSA, the main suppliers of subsea facilities are TechnipFMC, Aker Solutions, OneSubsea and Baker Hughes (GE). The objective of the audit was to see how the suppliers monitor their equipment through the different phases of […]

  • PSA Carries Out Audit of Aasta Hansteen Facility

    18 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    In June, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Statoil’s engineering of the Aasta Hansteen facility. Objective The objective of the audit was to assess whether Statoil’s and the contractors’ management of detail engineering in the area of OHAS was being carried out in compliance with applicable regulations and recognised norms, […]

  • PSA Inspects Talisman’s Management of Varg Project (Norway)

    3 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    On 3 May 2013, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Talisman Energy Norge AS’ (TENAS’) management of the Varg gas export project. The objective of the audit activity was to verify TENAS’ management of the Varg gas export project, including modifications on Petrojarl Varg. Factors such as the distribution of […]

  • Equinor preparing to spud North Sea well

    30 November 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Equinor has received consent from Norway’s offshore safety regulator for exploration drilling in the North Sea off Norway.

  • PSA probes jack-up Maersk Intrepid (Norway)

    22 May 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Between 17 and 20 March 2015, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway carried out an audit of Mærsk Drilling Norge AS and Total E&P Norge AS in the domains of working environment and logistics. According to the PSA, the audit began with an initial meeting in Maersk Drilling’s offices at Forus and then a verification on […]

  • Safety issues found during audit of Equinor’s Troll A

    21 April 2020
    Authorities & Government, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found irregularities during an audit of Equinor’s management of major accident risk and barriers on the Troll A platform.

  • PSA Norway’s audit reveals ‘serious breaches of regulations’ on Ula field

    9 June 2016

    Norway’s safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has issued orders to oil giant, BP, following an audit of materials handling, cranes and lifting, and late life at the Ula platform in the North Sea, off Norway. PSA said on Wednesday that, based on the findings during the audit that took place February 1-4, serious breaches […]

  • Wellesley gears up for North Sea drilling campaign

    9 May 2018
    Exploration & Production

    Norwegian oil and gas explorer Wellesley Petroleum is about to begin its offshore drilling campaign in the North Sea off Norway. 

  • Equinor all set to drill North Sea wildcat

    16 December 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Equinor has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for an exploration well in the North Sea off Norway.

  • West Bollsta rig drills Lundin’s Polmak well

    15 October 2020
    Exploration & Production, Infrastructure

    Swedish oil and gas company Lundin has spudded the Polmak well in the Barents Sea offshore Norway, using the West Bollsta semi-submersible drilling rig.

  • Shell’s Draugen needs improvements, offshore safety body says

    23 November 2017

    Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has found several improvement points on the Shell-operated Draugen platform offshore Norway. 

  • Offshore safety body checks Repsol’s emergency preparedness at Gyda

    20 March 2017

    Norwegian offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found four improvement points during its audit of Repsol’s emergency preparedness and the helideck at the Gyda platform in the North Sea off Norway.  The Gyda field is located in the southern North Sea between Ula and Ekofisk. It has been developed using an integrated […]

  • PSA Inspects Oseberg Vestflanken 2 Control Cable

    5 April 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of the design and fabrication of the control cable for Oseberg Vestflanken 2 project. The PSA carried out an audit of Statoil’s management of the design and fabrication of the control cable that will connect Oseberg Vestflanken 2 with the Oseberg field centre. The audit took place […]

  • PSA Inspects Statoil’s Johan Sverdrup Export Pipeline

    6 November 2017
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of Statoil’s work on qualifying pipeline field joint coatings for the Johan Sverdrup export pipeline. PSA carried out the audit to verify that the follow-up and qualification of field joints for the export pipeline for Johan Sverdrup were being conducted in compliance with the company’s […]

  • PSA: Statoil’s Gullfaks A still not ready for life-extension

    18 November 2015

    Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has found several non-conformities on Statoil’s Gullfaks A platform, in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Norway’s offshore industry watchdog discovered the irregularities during the platform audit that took place from September 2-4, 2015. PSA visited Gullfaks A after Statoil’s decision to extend the life of the platform beyond 2016 for the […]

  • Offshore regulator warns Saipem over safety breaches on Scarabeo 8 rig

    12 April 2019
    Exploration & Production

    Norway’s offshore safety agency has issued a notification of order to Saipem over its Scarabeo 8 semi-submersible following an audit which identified safety breaches on the rig. 

  • Offshore workers should take part in safety talks, PSA Norway says

    14 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Exploration & Production

    The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of the organisation of employee participation at Talisman’s Gyda organisation.  The PSA focused in particular on the structures, remits and coordination of the Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) activities in the working environment committee and coordination of safety representation in the Gyda organisation. […]

  • PSA inspects Statoil’s Norne FPSO for emergency preparedness

    8 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    From 31 March to 2 April 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway carried out an audit of Statoil and emergency preparedness management of the Norne FPSO. Objective The objective of the activity was to gain an overview of processes and systems that contribute to ensuring comprehensive emergency preparedness management on the Norne FPSO. Result One […]

  • PSA Audits ConocoPhillips’ Preparedness for Ekofisk 2/4 Well Plugging

    3 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    From 11 March 2014 to 16 June 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of ConocoPhillips. The audit focused on the company’s preparations and plans for permanent plugging and abandonment of the wells at Ekofisk 2/4. The objective of the audit was to follow up the well-specific assessments used as a […]

  • PSA Norway Announces Results of Audit of COSLPioneer Facility

    3 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    During the period 17–18 March 2011, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of the COSLPioneer facility targeting the marine technology area. The audit was carried out with assistance from the Norwegian Maritime Directorate (Sdir) and is part of the PSA’s processing of COSL Drilling Europe A/S’ (CDE’s)application for an Acknowledgement of Compliance […]

  • PSA Inspects Snorre Expansion Project

    22 January 2018
    Operations & Maintenance

    Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of the Statoil’s Snorre Expansion project. The objective of the audit was to verify that the Snorre Expansion is being planned and designed in compliance with the company’s own requirements and statutory regulations. No non-conformities or improvement points were identified, PSA said. The background to […]

  • PSA Inspects Centrica’s Licensee Obligations

    7 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of how Centrica meets its obligations as a licensee in production licences. Centrica has been a participant on the Norwegian Continental Shelf for ten years. The company is a licensee in 44 production licences and the operator of the Vale field, currently in production, and the […]

  • PSA points to safety breaches on ‘Rowan Viking’

    8 April 2016
    Exploration & Production

    The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority found several safety breaches during an audit of Rowan’s jack-up rig Rowan Viking, carried out in February 2016. During the audit, the rig was located on the Edvard Grieg field in the North Sea, offshore Norway. The objective of the audit was to verify compliance with the company’s own requirements […]

  • Equinor told to fix issues on two Norwegian projects

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

    Norwegian offshore safety agency has found nonconformities following audits of the Equinor-operated Johan Castberg and Kristin projects in Norway.