This incident in a substation for electrical power distribution at the west coast plant was reported to Havtil by Equinor on the same day. 

The whole plant was routinely evacuated by non-operational personnel and the process system run down. 

Following the decision to investigate the incident,  a team of Havtil specialists is now starting work.

Its investigation will include the following:

  • clarify the course of events and the scope of the incident
  • assess its actual and potential consequences
  • assess its direct and underlying causes
  • identify nonconformities and improvement points related to the regulations
  • apply necessary enforcement powers to correct possible regulatory breaches
  • assess Equinor’s own lessons learnt and experience transfer from earlier incidents
  • make public its findings
  • contribute to experience transfer to and learning by other players in the petroleum sector.

The investigation will be summed up in a report published at havtil.no.