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Watchdog: Cost Cuts Appear To Harm Norway Oil Industry Safety
Cost cuts by Norway's oil and gas industry appear to have contributed to a rise in accidents in recent years, the head of the country's PSA says.
7:00 PM EST | February 19, 2017
Norway To Investigate Oil Industry Safety After Accidents Rise
Norway will appoint a public commission to look into the safety of the country's offshore oil and gas industry following a recent string of accidents, the government says.
7:00 PM EST | November 28, 2016
PSA Asks Statoil Whether Recent Incidents Related To Cost Cutting
Norway's PSA says it asked Statoil to investigate whether a number of recent incidents at the oil producer's facilities might be related and linked to cost cuts.
8:00 PM EST | October 25, 2016
Offshore Norway Rigs Could Require Safety Modifications
Floating oil and gas rigs offshore Norway could require safety modifications following a fatal incident on the Norwegian Continental Shelf in December last year, according to DNV GL.
8:00 PM EST | September 11, 2016
Norway Asks ENI To Prevent Future Disruptions At Arctic Field
Norwegian PSA asks ENI to present plans on how to avoid power disruptions at its Goliat oil platform in the Barents Sea.
8:00 PM EST | August 28, 2016
Det Norske Receives Consent to Drill North Sea Well
Det norske has received consent from Petroleum Safety Authority Norway for exploration drilling in production license 442 in the North Sea.
8:00 PM EST | August 01, 2016
Total Receives PSA Consent to Drill North Sea Well
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway grants Total E&P consent to drill exploration well 1/5-5 using the Maersk Gallant rig.
7:00 PM EST | January 13, 2016
PSA Investigation Yields New Safety Knowledge
Investigation into November 2012's listing incident of the Floatel Superior rig yields new knowledge about securing anchors and rig transport.
8:00 PM EST | April 15, 2013
Petroleum Safety Authority Appoints New Director General
Anne Naess Myhrvold joins Norway's PSA as director general after decade working as head of HSE at BP Norge.
8:00 PM EST | March 10, 2013
Statoil Issued with Safety Order over Heimdal Leak
Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority has given Statoil a month to carry out measures in response to last year's Heimdal field gas leak.
7:00 PM EST | February 03, 2013
PSA Grants Dong Approval to Explore PL 289
Dong E&P Norge AS receives consent to conduct exploration drilling in block 3/7.
7:00 PM EST | January 01, 2013
PSA Issues Notice of Order for Scarabeo Incident
PSA issues a notice of order to Saipem to review the company's operations after PSA finds serious breaches of regulations in Eni's operations following the stability incident with the Scarabeo 8.
7:00 PM EST | December 17, 2012
Oselvar Production Resumes after Ula Leak Incident
Noreco says production has resumed at the Dong-operated Oselvar field in the North Sea after the Ula leak in September.
7:00 PM EST | November 25, 2012
Emergency Causes Shut Down of Hammerfest LNG Plant
Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority confirms it is monitoring the situation at the Hammerfest LNG plant after Statoil notified it of emergency shutdown.
7:00 PM EST | November 19, 2012
Workers Evacuating Rig in Norwegian Sea
Workers are being evacuated from Floatel Superior rig after an anchor punctured a ballast tank.
7:00 PM EST | November 06, 2012
Norway Police to Investigate BP North Sea Oil Leak
Police in Norway said it has decided to investigate a Sept. 12 oil and gas leak at the BP-operated Ula field in the North Sea.
8:00 PM EST | September 19, 2012
Norway Investigates Substantial Leak At BP's Ula Oil Field
The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority said it is investigating a substantial oil leak at the BP-operated Ula oil field in the North Sea.
8:00 PM EST | September 17, 2012
Norway's PSA Investigates Stability Incident on Scarabeo 8 Drilling Rig
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway starts an investigation on a stability incident that took place on the Scarabeo 8 drilling rig.
8:00 PM EST | September 12, 2012
Lundin to Drill Using Transocean Semisub
Lundin Norway AS has received consent to carry out exploration drilling with the Transocean Arctic mobile facility.
8:00 PM EST | May 30, 2012
PSA Grants Consent for BP's Polar Pioneer Plans
BP receives consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway to use the mobile Polar Pioneer drilling facility to drill exploration well 6507/3-9.
8:00 PM EST | May 14, 2012
Wintershall Granted Drilling Permit in North Sea
Wintershall has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 33/6-4 with the Borgland Dolphin semisub.
8:00 PM EST | April 24, 2012
Norway OKs Martin Linge Field with Warning
The Norwegian govt approved development of the Total-operated Martin Linge field, although the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Agency warned that the co's current well design is "not robust enough".
8:00 PM EST | March 31, 2012
PSA: Norwegian Employers Working More Safely Ashore
Many believe that safety at Norway's land-based petroleum plants has strengthened after seven years under the PSA's umbrella. But sustaining good HSE results demands constant attention.
7:00 PM EST | March 08, 2012
BG Norge Gets OK to Use Subsea Facilities at Gaupe Field
BG Norge AS has been granted consent to use subsea facilities and pipelines on the Gaupe field.
7:00 PM EST | February 28, 2012
Shell to Remove Vessel from Draugen Field
Norske Shell has been granted consent to remove the dedicated standby vessel on the Draugen field.
7:00 PM EST | February 28, 2012
Dong to Use Subsea Facility, Pipeline at Oselvar Field
Dong E&P Norge AS has received consent to use a subsea facility and pipeline on the Oselvar field.
7:00 PM EST | February 28, 2012
PSA Greenlights Statoil's Statfjord B Extension
Statoil Petroleum AS has received consent to use Statfjord B beyond its design lifetime.
7:00 PM EST | February 20, 2012
PSA Tackles Abandonment Issues on NCS
A new approach by the PSA recently found that the NCS held no less than 193 temporarily abandoned wells ? some in a very poor condition.
7:00 PM EST | February 14, 2012
BP Slammed By Norway Regulator for Valhall Fire
BP has been ordered to take immediate steps to address a number of "serious breaches" of regulations in connection with a fire on its Valhall platform last year.
7:00 PM EST | January 04, 2012
Statoil Primes Barents Sea Bit
Statoil has received consent to carry out exploration drilling in the Barents Sea with the Transocean Barents drilling rig.
7:00 PM EST | November 17, 2011
Det norske to Spin Bit in Southern North Sea
Det norske has received Petroleum Safety Authority Norway's (PSA) consent to drill the Ulvetanna prospect, with exploration well 3/4-2S.
8:00 PM EST | August 04, 2011
Statoil to Spin Bit at Visund Sor
Statoil has received consent to use the Ocean Vanguard mobile facility in the northern part of the North Sea.
8:00 PM EST | July 24, 2011
BP to Use Maersk Reacher at Valhall
BP Norge has received consent to use the Maersk Reacher mobile facility for living quarters purposes and drilling on Valhall Flanke Nord and Sor.
8:00 PM EST | July 24, 2011
Statoil Gets Green Light to Drill N. Sea Block 15/8
Statoil has secured consent to conduct exploration drilling in the central part of the North Sea using the COSLPioneer mobile facility.
8:00 PM EST | July 20, 2011
Statoil Gets Go-Ahead to Drill Aldous Wells
Statoil has received the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway's consent for drilling two exploration wells on the prospects Aldous Major and Aldous North.
8:00 PM EST | July 05, 2011
Talisman to Use Rowan Jackup at Yme Field
Talisman has received consent to use the Rowan Stavanger mobile facility as a temporary living quarters facility on the Yme field.
8:00 PM EST | June 22, 2011
E. On Ruhrgas to Spin Bit in North Sea
E. ON Ruhrgas has received consent to drill exploration well 31/8-1 in the northern part of the North Sea with the Borgland Dolphin.
8:00 PM EST | June 22, 2011
Lundin to Spin Bit in North Sea
Lundin has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 16/2-7 in the North Sea with the Bredford Dolphin mobile facility.
8:00 PM EST | June 13, 2011
Statoil Gets Green Light to Drill in Norwegian Sea
Statoil has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 6407/3-1S with the Transocean Leader mobile facility.
8:00 PM EST | April 03, 2011
Maersk Oil to Spin Bit in Norwegian Sea
Maersk Oil has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 6406/3-9T in the Norwegian Sea using the mobile facility Transocean Winner.
8:00 PM EST | March 21, 2011
BG Gets PSA Nod for North Sea Exploration
BG Norge has received consent to use the facility West Alpha for drilling of wells 15/12-E1H and 6/3-A1H in the southern part of the North Sea.
7:00 PM EST | February 20, 2011
ConocoPhillips to Spin Bit in North Sea
ConocoPhillips has received consent to conduct exploration drilling of well 7/11-12 in the North Sea with the mobile facility Maersk Gallant.
7:00 PM EST | February 17, 2011
Wintershall Granted Consent to Drill in North Sea
Wintershall Norge has been granted consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 35/12-4S & A with the Songa Delta semisub.
7:00 PM EST | February 13, 2011
ConocoPhillips Primes Bit for Ekofisk Field
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia has received consent to use the mobile facility Maersk Innovator for drilling on the Ekofisk 2/4-B field.
7:00 PM EST | February 10, 2011
Statoil to Spin Bit in North Sea
Statoil has been granted consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 30/11-8S in the North Sea using semisub Ocean Vanguard.
7:00 PM EST | January 17, 2011
Lundin Granted Consent to Drill North Sea License
Lundin has been granted consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 16/1-15 in the North Sea.
7:00 PM EST | January 17, 2011
Statoil Gets PSA Nod for Alve Completion
Statoil has received consent to carry out drilling and completion on the Alve field and well intervention on the Urd field with the mobile drilling facility West Alpha.
7:00 PM EST | January 03, 2011
PSA Gives Thumbs Up to Perform Manned Underwater Ops
PSA has granted consent to perform manned underwater operations in 2011 for underwater services between ExxonMobil, Gassco and Statoil.
7:00 PM EST | December 27, 2010
Talisman Gets Green-Light to Drill Sidetrack Wells on Varg A
Talisman has been granted consent to drill three sidetrack wells on Varg A using the mobile drilling facility Maersk Guardian.
7:00 PM EST | December 26, 2010
Marathon Granted Consent to Drill North Sea Block 25/10
Marathon has been granted consent to carry out exploration drilling for well 25/10-11 using semisub Transocean Winner.
7:00 PM EST | December 26, 2010