Risk management

The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has issued an order to Equinor following a breach of regulations relating to the use of night work on the Troll A facility.

Multiple incidents have revealed weaknesses in using cemented shoe track as a well integrity barrier. New report compiles industry experiences and proposes measures for improved verification and safer practices.

The International Regulators' Forum (IRF) recently concluded its annual plenary meeting and safety conference. The gathering highlighted the many global commonalities in offshore activities, both in traditional petroleum operations and renewable energy such as offshore wind.

From 13 October to 23 November 2025, the Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) will be conducting a survey as part of the long-running RNNP project, on trends in risk level in the Norwegian petroleum activities. We cordially invite all offshore and onshore employees to participate.

The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has launched an investigation into an incident on the Deepsea Nordkapp mobile facility on 9 October 2025, in which a person was seriously injured during a lifting operation.

SINTEF has investigated whether remotely operated underwater vehicles controlled from control rooms onshore alter the risk picture for subsea installations.

The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has initiated an investigation into a serious incident on the Deepsea Bollsta mobile facility on 23 September 2025.