The audit was carried out from 27 March to 4 April 2025.
Objective
The objective of the audit was to assess how Equinor ensures the prevention of major accidents on the facility in respect of:
- Barrier management
- Risk management
- Maintenance management
- Overpressure protection and flaring capacity
- Fire integrity
- Firefighting
- Open drainage system
- Work on pressurised hydrocarbon-carrying systems and other systems where pressure may pose risks
- Electrical facilities
Result
The audit identified six non-conformities in the following areas:
- Inadequate safety for personnel when working on electrical panels
- Deficiencies in process safety system
- Omissions in maintenance programme
- Inadequate follow-up of potential for seal failure
- Inadequate planning
- Deficient response time of firewater system
In addition, we observed two factors that we have chosen to categorise as improvement points. These concerned:
- Barrier management
- Follow-up of management system
What happens now?
We have asked Equinor to report by 31 August 2025 on how the non-conformities will be addressed and for their assessment of the improvement points observed.