We have carried out an audit of Njord A in connection with the remodelling of the hull and deck construction. The audit took place on 14 March 2017 at Statoil's offices in Fornebu and on 16 March at Kværner Stord.
Objective
The audit focused on design engineering and fabrication, and took the form of presentations by Statoil and suppliers, and verifications at the construction site.
The purpose of the audit was to monitor that the design engineering, condition assessment and modifications to the hull and deck construction complied with the regulations and that robust solutions have been chosen.
Result
No non-conformities were detected during the audit.
However, improvement points were detected relating to:
- Use of wave directions in fatigue analyses
- Compatibility between new and old analyses
- Use of inspection and test plan (ITP)
Statoil has been asked to report on how these improvement points will be assessed by 28 April 2017.
Njord
Njord is a field in the Norwegian Sea, 30 kilometres west of the Draugen field. The water depth in the area is 330 metres. The Njord field was discovered in 1986, and the plan for development and operation (PDO) was approved in 1995. Njord is developed with a floating steel platform unit, Njord A, containing drilling and processing facilities, and a storage vessel, Njord Bravo. Production started in 1997.
Source: norskpetroleum.no