Objective
From 21 to 29 November 2016, the PSA carried out an audit of Statoil's management and follow-up of barriers in relation to the regulations and the company's own requirements. The audit was conducted in the form of meetings at Statoil's offices in Trondheim and as verifications on board Gullfaks B.
Result
The audit revealed non-conformities relating to:
Competence in respect of maintenance of hydrocarbon-carrying systems
Documentation for overhauling and recertifying BOPs
Manning for monitoring and control
Ventilation in electrical switchgear room
Chemical exposure
Deck gratings in gangways
Labelling of pipe systems, valves and equipment
In addition, improvement points were detected in connection with:
Strategies and principles for barrier management
Descriptions of maintenance tasks and feedback requirements
List of cutting forces for cutting drill strings
Noise conditions
Statoil has been given a deadline of 27 February 2017 to report on how the non-conformities will be dealt with and how the improvement points will be assessed.
Gullfaks field
Gullfaks is a field located in the Tampen area in the northern part of the North Sea. The water depth in the area is 130-220 metres. Gullfaks was discovered in 1978, and the plan for development and operation (PDO) for Gullfaks Phase I was approved in 1981. A PDO for Gullfaks Phase II was approved in 1985. Production started in 1986. The field has been developed with three integrated processing, drilling and accommodation facilities with concrete bases (Gullfaks A, B and C).
Source: norskpetroleum.no