Investigation reports
We investigate the most serious incidents in the petroleum industry. Such direct scrutiny forms an important part of our supervisory work.
Sorted by: Most recently published
-
Equinor – Åsgard B – order following investigation of incident involving dropped objectPublished:Several breaches of the regulations have been identified by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) in its investigation of an incident on Åsgard B on 13 March 2019. An order has therefore been given to operator company Equinor.
- Handling, cranes and lifting
- Maintenance management
- Risk management
-
Seadrill – West Hercules – investigation of unintentional disconnection of LMRPPublished:The PSA has completed its investigation of the incident on West Hercules on 16 January 2019, when the lower marine riser package (LMRP) was unintentionally disconnected. Several breaches of the regulations have been identified.
- Well integrity
- Maintenance management
- Working environment
-
Maersk Drilling - Maersk Invincible - Investigation of incident on drill floorPublished:The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has completed its investigation of the incident on mobile drilling facility Maersk Invincible on 11 November 2018, when two 38-metre tubular stands fell across the drill floor.
- Well integrity
- Maintenance management
-
Seadrill - West Phoenix - Investigation into firePublished:The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has completed its investigation of the fire in the mud laboratory on West Phoenix of 5 November 2018. Several breaches of the regulations have been identified.
- Electrical installations
- Emergency preparedness
-
Statoil – Statfjord OLS B – Investigation of oil spillPublished:The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway, the Norwegian Environment Agency and the Norwegian Coastal Administration have completed their investigation of a crude oil spill from Statfjord’s OLS B loading buoy on 8 October 2015. Nonconformities from the regula
- Electrical installations
- Structural safety
- Emergency preparedness
-
Equinor - Hammerfest LNG - Investigation into LNG leakPublished:The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has completed its investigation of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) leak in Equinor’s Hammerfest LNG plant at Melkøya on 17 June 2018. Several breaches of the regulations have been identified.
- Process safety
-
Aker BP - Tambar - Investigation into walkway incidentPublished:The PSA has completed its investigation of the undesirable incident with a motion-compensated walkway on the Tambar field on 28 July 2018. This has yielded important knowledge and revealed several breaches of the regulations.
- Structural safety
- Process safety
- Emergency preparedness
-
Maersk - Maersk Interceptor - Investigation report after fatal accident on Maersk InterceptorPublished:The PSA has completed its investigation of the fatal accident on 7 December 2017 on Maersk Interceptor, where one person was killed and another seriously injured. Several breaches of the regulations have been identified.
- Handling, cranes and lifting
-
Point Resources - Jotun B - Investigation of incident involving dropped objectPublished:The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has completed its investigation of an incident involving a dropped object on the Jotun B facility on 19 May 2018. A number of breaches of the regulations have been identified.
- Handling, cranes and lifting
- Maintenance management
- Well integrity
-
Statoil - Mongstad - Investigation on Mongstad naphtha escapePublished:An investigation by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) into a naphtha leak from the cracker at the Mongstad refinery near Bergen on 24 October 2017 has identified several breaches of the regulations.
- Process safety