Teekay Petrojarl is a Norwegian company that operates floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facilities.

Objective

The PSA carried out an audit of the company from 9 to 11 September 2014. The audit was focused on the company's management of maintenance, operational follow-up, maritime equipment and systems. Particular emphasis was paid to the company's management and follow-up of Petrojarl Varg. The audit was conducted in the form of meetings at the company's head office in Trondheim and as a verification on board the facility.

Result

The audit identified one non-conformity associated with the company's maintenance management.

Improvement points were identified relating to:

  • The effectiveness of maintenance
  • Barrier management
  • Control room manning

Petrojarl Varg is part of the production solution on the Varg field in the central North Sea. Talisman Energy Norge AS is the operator on the field.

Non-conformity:

Entails that a condition is assessed as not complying with a regulatory requirement.

Improvement point:

Entails that we have identified a deficiency or weakness, without there being sufficient grounds for determining a breach of regulatory requirements.