Technical and supervisory news

Supervisory responsibility for safety and emergency preparedness with the future recovery of minerals from the seabed was delegated to the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) on 1 April 2022.

The year 2021 was a time when gas prices reached new heights, the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) produced at full pitch and government export revenues from petroleum set a new record.

The PSA is currently sending out a new user survey in order to obtain feedback from the industry and information about the effect of our audits.

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) is monitoring the threat posed to the petroleum industry by the war in Ukraine, and has assembled some information here on recommended security measures.

Audits by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) about the use of temporary hires by the companies have so far uncovered illegal practices, lack of routines or systems and general unawareness of the relevant rules.

Some offshore employers are considering whether a coronavirus vaccination or Covid-19 certificate should be mandatory. But the government believes no medical basis exists for banning unvaccinated personnel from travelling offshore.

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) is to spend NOK 17 million annually on strengthening and further developing the follow-up of serious incidents in the oil and gas sector.

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has supervisory authority concerning many of the rules on temporary hiring of workers. Providing guidance on regulations is an important instrument for the PSA, which has therefore produced an overview of the mo