• The audit was conducted from 28 June to 4 July 2024.
  • We notified Vår Energi of the order on 30 August 2024.
  • The order was issued on 16 September 2024.

Objective

The objective of the audit was to verify how Vår Energi handles SIL in operations, with a focus on safety systems and the company’s follow-up of performance requirements, so that the safety level is maintained and improvement measures are implemented where necessary.

Result

The audit identified non-conformities concerning:

  • Testing of safety instrumented functions
  • Classification of logic testing for safety instrumented functions
  • Use of available data in PS evaluation
  • Follow-up of the alarm management systems

We also observed the following factor that we have chosen to categorise as an improvement point:

  • Use of information related to component failure rates

Order

The audit identified serious breaches of the regulations and we have accordingly issued Vår Energi with the following order:

Pursuant to the Framework Regulations, section 69 concerning administrative decisions, with reference to Chapter 5.1.1 of the report, we order Vår Energi AS at Goliat to:

  • Implement necessary measures to ensure that the entire performance of all safety instrumented functions is known, with reference to the Management Regulations, section 5 concerning on barriers, fifth paragraph
  • Establish a maintenance programme for monitoring the performance and technical condition for all elements included in the safety instrumented functions, with reference to the Activities Regulations, section 47 concerning maintenance programmes, first and second paragraphs

What happens now?

Vår Energi has been given a deadline of 1 March 2025 to comply with the order. We are to be notified when the order has been carried out.

The audit identified other non-conformities and an improvement point in addition to the non-conformity that forms the basis of this order. We have asked Vår Energi to report to us by 4 October 2024 on how these non-conformities will be addressed, and to give us their assessment of the improvement point observed.