Studies and project reports

On commission from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), DNV has conducted a study of the effect of the maintenance of safety-critical functions, systems and equipment.

On commission from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), DNV has carried out a study of the usability and suitability of high strength mooring chains on the basis of several incidents the past few years where such chains have failed.

The Petroleum Safety Authority has surveyed how the companies provide for follow-up of the emergency shutdown (ESD) system on fixed production facilities.

On commission from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), Sintef has carried out a study of interrupt criteria for preventing wave-induced loss of position in Dynamic Positioning (DP)-operated facilities.

On commission from the PSA, Add Energy AS has produced a report evaluating possible pressure depletion in relation to blowout and kill rates.

Sopra Steria has produced a report for the PSA which investigate the theme ICT security - Protection of data at rest and in transit.

On commission from the PSA, DNV has conducted a study of robustness in maritime traffic monitoring and the use of new technologies.

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has devoted a number of audits to investigating how the operator companies follow up responsibility for, expertise on and maintenance of alarm systems in control rooms. A collective report is now ready.

A study on how work related to major accident risk and the working environment is handled in different production licences and licensee groups has been conducted by Safetec on behalf of the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA).

On commission from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway, Proactima has reviewed a number of investigation reports to look for commonalities. The report describes a framework for comparing incidents and investigations, to help improve the learning of less