The Norwegian Environment Agency and the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway propose changes to the following regulations with associated guidelines.
- Regulations relating to design and outfitting of facilities, etc in the petroleum activities (the facilities regulations), as well as amendments to the guidelines.
- Regulations relating to conducting petroleum activities (the activities regulations), as well as amendments to the guidelines.
- Regulations relating to technical and operational matters at onshore facilities in the petroleum activities, etc (the technical and operational regulations), as well as amendments to the guidelines.
- Guidelines to the regulations relating to health, safety and the environment in the petroleum activities and at certain onshore facilities (the framework regulations).
- Guidelines to the regulations relating to management and the duty to provide information in the petroleum activities and at certain onshore facilities (the management regulations).
The grounds for these proposals and an assessment of their possible financial and administrative consequences are attached to the individual proposals.
Since its circulation, certain changes have made to the consultation document. These include two updated references as well as the removal of the original proposal for amending chapter XII of the activities regulations on waste. The attached proposals for regulatory amendments are the updated version (in Norwegian only).
The deadline for responses is 30 October 2019.
Responses should preferably be submitted electronically by e-mail to postboks@ptil.no.