Eni receives consent for Exploration Drilling in the Barents Sea
Eni has received consent to drill exploration well 7318/12-1 in the Barents Sea. Eni Norge AS (Eni) is the operator for production…
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PSA to Investigate Rig Blaze
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has launched an investigation into a fire which broke out in an engine room on the…
PSA Begins Investigation of the Accident at the Sture Terminal, Hordaland County
The PSA has decided to conduct an investigation of the incident at the Sture terminal in Hordaland county on 12 October 2016, in…
Industry must Halt the Negative Trend, says PSA Director General
PSA director general Anne Myhrvold is concerned about safety in the petroleum sector. “The industry must ensure that constant…
Shell receives consent to use the Facilities at Knarr and Gaupe
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has now given Shell consent to use the facilities at Knarr and Gaupe following a…
Tullow Oil receives consent for Exploration Drilling
Tullow Oil Norge AS (TONAS) has received consent to drill an exploration well in block 16/5.
TONAS is the operator for production…
Wintershall receives Exploration Drilling License
The PSA has granted Wintershall consent for the exploration drilling. Wintershall is the operator for production licence 248 in…
Faroe Petroleum receives Exploration Drilling License
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted Faroe Petroleum consent for the exploration drilling, well in block 37/1…
PSA Investigation Report of a Fatal Accident on COSLInnovator
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has completed its investigation into the incident on 30 December 2015 when the mobile…
PSA: Statoil receives Consent to use Stena Don on the Fram field
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Statoil consent to use the Stena Don mobile drilling facility for drilling…
PSA to Investigates Well Control Incident at Visund
The PSA has decided to instigate an investigation of a well control incident on the Visund field on 17 March 2016. The incident…
Det Norske receives Consent for Manned Underwater Operations
Det norske has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway to conduct manned underwater operations at Bøyla,…
PSA Releases Audit of Shell’s Project at Nyhamna
On 11 May 2015, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Shell and the development project at Nyhamna…
ConocoPhillips to use Maersk Gallant Mobile Drilling Facility
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted ConocoPhillips consent to use the Maersk Gallant mobile drilling facility…
PSA Issues Drilling and Well Investigation Order to Statoil
The PSA has issued an order to Statoil following audits at Oseberg B and Gullfaks C.
Between 10 November 2014 and 29 January…
PSA Completes Investigation at the Mongstad Facility Accident
A PSA investigation of the work accident at the Mongstad facility in November 2014 has now been completed. One nonconformity with…
PSA Monitors the Biggest Norwegian Continental Shelf Operator
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) is keeping close tabs on the biggest NCS operator to ensure that any action it takes…
Wintershall to Drill Exploration Well 35/12-5 in the North Sea
Wintershall has received consent to drill exploration well 35/12-5 in the northern part of the North Sea. Wintershall is the…
PSA Completes Investigation of the Man-Overboard Incident on Scarabeo 8
A man fell overboard from the mobile drilling unit Scarabeo 8 at about 04.00 on Friday 20 February 2015.
The incident occurred…
PSA Completes Investigation of Lifeboat on Mærsk Giant
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has officially announced that they have completed the investigation into the incident on…
More Workforce are Key Factors to Drilling and Well Technology in Norway
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) is an independent government regulator with responsibility for safety, emergency preparedness and…
PSA to Investigate Incident on West Venture Mobile Drilling Facility
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) will investigate a dropped object incident on the West Venture mobile drilling…
PSA to Reduce Costs of Movements of Rigs in the North Sea
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has set up a working group to examine possible means of reducing costs on the…
PSA Approves Talisman Energy for Exploration Drilling of Well 15/12-24
Talisman is the operator for production licence 672 in block 15/12 in the central North Sea.
Talisman is to drill well 15/12-24…
PSA Starts Investigation following a Hydrocarbon Leak on the Gudrun field
The hydrocarbon leak on the Statoil-operated Gudrun field occurred at 06:40 on Wednesday 18 February. Production was then shut…