Well integrity

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has launched an investigation after a person was hit by a valve block on the Brage facility on 21 November 2023.

Reflekt has been requested by the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to review current knowledge on Bismuth alloy applications for permanent plug and abandonment (PP&A operations).

Although the potential for major accidents on the Norwegian Continental Shelf has declined steadily since 2005, the contribution from well control incidents has not shown corresponding improvement. The PSA has therefore conducted a qualitative study to investigate causes and possible measures.

Companies in the petroleum industry are increasingly adopting advanced technologies to supplement and replace tasks previously carried out by people – both on offshore facilities and at plants on land.

On commission from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), SINTEF has conducted a study to shed light on which systems and processes are necessary for enabling a higher degree of automated reporting of faults, incidents and near-misses in automated systems.

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has devoted many years to following up the integrity of wells which are temporarily plugged and abandoned on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).

A new study from the trends in risk level in the petroleum activity (RNNP) survey identifies expertise, learning lessons and transferring experience, risk management and paying attention to change management as important for reducing risk associated with well-control incidents.