PSA approves drilling, diving programs on Norwegian fields

Offshore staff

OSLO, Norway – Equinor has permission from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority to use the semisubmersible Deepsea Atlantic at the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea.

The rig will perform a combination of production drilling, completion and temporary well plugging.

In addition, the PSA has given Equinor, Gassco, and Vår Energi the go-ahead for manned underwater operations in 2022.

The consents apply to facilities and pipeline systems on the Norwegian continental shelf, and pipelines subject to Norwegian jurisdiction on neighboring countries’ shelves.

12/20/2021