PSA critical of North Sea Visund A drilling regime

Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has identified various irregularities in planning and execution of drilling and well operations at the Visund A platform in the North Sea.
Sept. 18, 2017

Offshore staff

OSLO, NorwayPetroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has identified various irregularities in planning and execution of drilling and well operations at the Visund A platform in the North Sea.

An audit earlier this year highlighted regulatory non-conformities concerning the diverter system in the BOP stack; pressure control equipment; and operatorStatoil’s follow-up and assessment of maintenance, maintenance effectiveness, and maintenance history in the drilling facility.

In addition, the audit team found room for improvement in the following:

  • Certified well-control competence for individual job positions
  • Roles and requirements for competence concerning risk assessments
  • Identification and description of safety-critical tasks
  • Information for the safety delegate service
  • Information dissemination and employee participation in connection with change processes.

The PSA has given Statoil until Sept. 25 to respond on how it intends to deal with the non-conformities.

09/18/2017

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