The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) for the Transocean Barents semi-submersible drilling rig.
During the period 27 – 28 September 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Transocean Offshore Ltd’s (Transocean’s) management system for following up working environment conditions on the company’s mobile facilities. The objective of the audit activity was to ensure that Transocean has implemented adequate management systems that satisfy regulatory [...]
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has granted consent to Det norske Oljeselskap ASA (Det norske) for exploration drilling of well 7/11-13 with the Mærsk Guardian jack-up rig. The well is located in the southern part of the Norwegian sector of the North Sea and is part of production licence PL 497 (Geite), where Det norske [...]
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has granted consent to ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (CoPSAS) to conduct manned underwater operations in connection with installation of the Ekofisk 2/4 VB facility. The consent covers work in connection with the 2/4 VB SSWI project, where CoPSAS is installing a new subsea facility – 2/4 VB – for water injection [...]
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 [...]
On 10 and 11 May 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of the engineering of load-bearing structures on Eldfisk 2/7-S’ steel jacket, located in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The objective of the audit activity was to verify that the engineering of load-bearing structures was in compliance with [...]
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) was last night awarded the Emergency Contingency Award for its innovative and dedicated development efforts. The award was presented by Ketil Karlsen, who is accountable for HSE-issues in Industry Energy, to discipline leader of Logistic and Emergency Preparedness in the PSA, Svein Anders Eriksson, at the gala dinner of the [...]
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway conducted an audit of stability, ballasting and offloading of the Heidrun oil platform. The audit activity was conducted at Statoil’s offices in Stjørdal, with the objective of ensuring that the systems for stability, ballasting and offloading of the Heidrun facility are in accordance with the applicable regulations. Based on, inter [...]
In a letter dated 13 April 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) issued ConocoPhillips a notification of order to shut down all systems that require a functioning depressurisation system on Tor 2/4 E until a depressurisation system that complies with regulatory requirements is in place. Following this, ConocoPhillips has provided new information regarding compensating [...]
The lifeboat issue on the Norwegian Continental Shelf has been part of the government and industry agenda for years. Changes to the regulations could now be on the way.
