Technical and supervisory news

The PSA is now undertaking an overall survey to obtain feedback from the industry and information about the impact of our activities.

The companies in the petroleum industry must strive actively to promote a sound working environment by following up and implementing measures on the basis of identified risks. It is important to obtain information about the workers' own experience of occu

The International Regulators' Forum (IRF) held its first virtual annual plenary meeting on 6-7 October 2020. Covid-19 was, of course, high on the agenda, and the member countries are very concerned about deferred maintenance and the loss of competence due

The PSA’s main issue for 2021 – “side by side with the suppliers” – prompted debate at the Top Executive Conference.

“Side by side with the suppliers” has been identified by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) as its main issue for the coming year, emphasising the significance of these companies for safety in the Norwegian petroleum sector.

Companies supervised by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) have a very high level of trust in its work, according to a report. Its audits are also found to be high-quality.

Findings from audits by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) indicate that diesel exhaust gases pose challenges on a number of facilities on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).

The emphasis in Norway’s latest inclusive workplace (IA) agreement is on strengthening systematic preventive health and safety efforts in companies, with the aim of reducing illness and keeping more people in work.

The safety of renewable energy generation on the NCS has been added to the PSA’s supervisory responsibilities by a government decision on 17 August 2020.

In 2019, Menon Economics, in collaboration with DNV GL, undertook an assessment of the effect of our work within the domains of well control and chemical health risk. This year we are focusing on hydrocarbon leaks and lifting incidents.