Objective

The objective of the audit was to verify that Wintershall and Odfjell, together with the service companies, are meeting the regulatory requirements for planning and execution of drilling and well operations.

The audit emphasised how decision support, criteria and processes, including risk assessments and analyses, have been established and implemented in order to ensure well control and safe, robust operations.

Result

One non-conformity was identified in connection with the notifying and reporting of incidents to the PSA.

In addition, two improvement points were identified in connection with:

  • Learning from incidents
  • Categorisation of safety-critical equipment

Wintershall and Odfjell have been given a deadline of 5 January 2018 to report on how the non-conformity and improvement points will be addressed.