Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has cleared Statoil for the design engineering of the drilling platform for the Johan Sverdrup field, in addition to giving the Norwegian giant approval to use the Haven jackup at the field. Image of Haven…
Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has issued an order after identifying several regulation breaches at Statoil’s Troll field, stemming from an investigation of an “out of control” incident that occurred last year. The Songa Endurance…
Italian operator Eni has been hit with a string of safety related orders from Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) following 'serious' regulatory breaches on the Goliat facility in the Barents Sea. The PSA has ordered Eni to reassess its current plans…
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has carried out audits within several disciplines at Snorre B, which is operated by Statoil. From 24 October to 7 November 2016, the PSA carried out an audit of Statoil's handling of major accident and working environment risk at Snorre B…
China Oilfiled Services Ltd. (COSL) has filed a civil action lawsuit against Norwegian giant Statoil for terminating the drilling contract for the COSL Innovator in March. The rig has been under investigations by both the Petroleum Safety Authority of Norway (PSA)…
Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) carried out an audit of operations, maintenance and pressure safety focused on Statoil's and Gassco's land organizations and the Heimdal main platform (HMP) and Heimdal riser platform (HRP). The audit was conducted between 22 and 29 September 2016…
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has launched an investigation into a fire which broke out in an engine room on the Scarabeo 5 drilling unit on 22 November 2016. A team from the PSA traveled out to the rig, which is working on the Njord field in the Norwegian Sea…
Accommodation provider Prosafe has been hit with an order from the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) after failing to remedy non-compliances found during an inspection. The PSA carried out an inspection on the Safe Scandinavia in September this year…
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia (COPSAS) has received an audit from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), from 5-10 August 2016, regarding the company’s work on ensuring compliance with the regulatory requirements for electrical installations at Ekofisk 2/4 K and 2/4 B…
Eni Norge’s management has decided to keep the Goliat field shut down until “measures are implemented and its platforms can be operated prudently.” Goliat. Image from Eni Norge. The…
Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) is retracting an order handed to COSL Drilling Europe in April regarding a fatal accident onboard the COSL Innovator on 30 December 2015, after discovering new information and finding that no deviations were found in the design of the rig…
An investigation of a well control incident at Visund A that halted production at the field and evacuated workers in March has been completed by Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), revealing several regulation breaches at the Statoil-operated North Sea platform…
Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has revealed in its investigation of a fatality aboard the COSL Innovator, that the rig was not built to endure weather conditions that occurred on the night of 30 December, however, COSL Drilling Europe conducted its own heavy-hitter investigation…
Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has begun an investigation of a well control incident on the Visund field on 17 March 2016 that caused Statoil to put a halt to production and evacuate workers in the North Sea. Visund…
The Petroleum Safety Authority of Norway (PSA) has given orders to Statoil to make improvements at the Gudrun platform in the North Sea, following an investigation of one of the largest hydrocarbon leaks on the Norwegian Continental Shelf that occurred more than a year ago…