Investigation reports

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has completed its investigation of an incident involving a dropped object on mobile drilling unit West Venture on 23 March 2015.

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has completed its investigation of an incident involving personal injury on Transocean Barents on 4 March 2015. Several nonconformities from the regulations have been identified.

A PSA investigation of the work accident at the Mongstad facility in November 2014 has now been completed. One nonconformity with the regulations has been identified.

The PSA’s investigation of the incident on Scarabeo 8 during February 2015, when a man fell overboard, is now completed. Several regulatory breaches were identified.

The investigation by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) into the incident on Mærsk Giant of 14 January 2015, when a lifeboat was unintentionally launched to the sea, has now been completed. Several breaches of the regulations were identified.

The investigation of the hydrocarbon leak of 26 January 2014 on Statfjord C by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) identified serious breaches of the regulations. Operator Statoil has now been notified of an order by the PSA.

The hydrocarbon leak at the Hammerfest LNG facility in northern Norway on 5 January 2014 had a big accident potential and could have led to loss of life, according to the PSA’s investigation.

The investigation of a hydrocarbon leak on Oseberg A in the North Sea on 17 June 2013 has identified serious breaches of the regulations. The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has now notified operator Statoil of an order.

The PSA has issued Statoil Petroleum AS an order following investigation of an lifting incident on the Statfjord C facility on 30 September 2013. The investigation identified serious breaches of the regulations.

The PSA has concluded its investigation into the incident on the Skandi Arctic diving support vessel, which happened on 22 June 2013.