Preventing major accidents occupies a key place in the PSA’s supervision of the eight land-based petroleum plants it regulates. Risk assessments at these derive ultimately from an Italian disaster.
Many believe that safety at Norway’s land-based petroleum plants has strengthened after seven years under the PSA’s umbrella. But sustaining good HSE results demands constant attention.
A lengthy freeze in 2009-10 hit a number of Norway’s land-based petroleum plants. Faulty design was the main reason for these problems, according to a PSA review.
Five years have passed since the PSA came ashore. This period has been characterised by extensive activity and the start-up of two large new facilities.