The audit was conducted on 11 and 12 March 2025.
Objective
The objective of the audit was to verify that Norske Shell complies with regulatory requirements and its own internal requirements when following up well integrity and preventing well incidents in the deep water wells on the Ormen Lange field. The audit included verification of technical, operational and organisational barriers to safeguarding well integrity.
Result
The audit identified one non-conformity. This concerned:
- Failure to register deviations from internal requirements in own management system
We also observed two factors that we have chosen to categorise as improvement points. These concerned:
- Inadequate decision-making basis when deferring maintenance tests of well barrier valves
- Inadequate arrangements for employee participation
What happens now?
We have asked Norske Shell to report to us by 26 May 2025 on how the non-conformity will be addressed and for their assessment of the improvement points observed.