Investigation reports
We investigate the most serious incidents in the petroleum industry. Such direct scrutiny forms an important part of our supervisory work.
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Statoil - Gudrun - Investigation into hydrocarbon leakPublished:The PSA has completed its investigation into a hydrocarbon leak on the Gudrun facility in the North Sea on 18 February 2015. Serious breaches of the regulations have been identified, and the PSA has now given operator Statoil notification of an order.
- Process safety
- Working environment
- Emergency preparedness
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Statoil - Heidrun - Investigation of falling object incidentPublished:A 31-kilogram grating plate fell eight metres on the Heidrun facility on 22 September 2015, grazing a person who suffered pain and swelling in one shoulder. The PSA’s investigation of the incident has identified several nonconformities from the regulation
- Working environment
- Well integrity
- Handling, cranes and lifting
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Norske Shell - Nyhamna - Investigation following incidents involving falling objectsPublished:The PSA has completed its investigation into Norske Shell and contractors' own follow-up of incidents involving falling objects at Nyhamna in 2015. No non-confirmities with the regulations were identified in connection with our investigation.
- Emergency preparedness
- Working environment
- Handling, cranes and lifting
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Teekay Petrojarl Production - Petrojarl Knarr - Investigation of firePublished:The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has completed its investigation of a fire on Petrojarl Knarr during 24 March 2015. A number of breaches of the regulations have been identified.
- Emergency preparedness
- Process safety
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ConocoPhillips - Eldfisk - Investigation of emergency shutdown and acute oil spillPublished:The PSA has completed its investigation into two undesirable incidents which occurred on the Eldfisk complex on 6-8 August 2014. Several breaches of the regulations have been identified.
- Working environment
- Emergency preparedness
- Electrical installations
- Process safety
- Natural environment
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Transocean Offshore - Transocean Barents - Investigation into an incident involving personal injuryPublished: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.
- Working environment
- Well integrity
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North Atlantic Drilling - West Venture - Investigation of incident involving dropped objectPublished: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.
- Working environment
- Handling, cranes and lifting
- Well integrity
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Statoil - Mongstad - Investigation of work accidentPublished: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.
- Working environment
- Process safety
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Saipem - Scarabeo 8 - Investigation of man-overboard incidentPublished: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.
- Working environment
- Emergency preparedness
- Process safety
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Maersk Drilling - Mærsk Giant - Investigation of lifeboat incidentPublished: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.
- Emergency preparedness