Equinor – Snøhvit – well Integrity

The audit was conducted from 16 to 22 January 2026.

Objective

The objective of the audit was to ensure that Equinor is complying with regulatory requirements and its own internal requirements regarding the follow-up of well integrity and the prevention of well incidents concerning the wells in the Snøhvit field, which includes the subsea wells at Askeladd and Albatross. The audit included the verification of technical, operational and organisational barriers to ensure well integrity for wells in operation, temporarily abandoned wells, CO₂ injection wells and verification of the management system for follow-up of the maintenance programme for the wells.

Result

We identified two non-conformities in the following areas:

• Inadequate follow-up of the verification and documentation of well integrity within the company’s own management system
• Inadequate follow-up of non-conformity handling

We also identified one improvement point concerning the inadequate follow-up of training and drills.

What happens now?

We have asked Equinor to report to us by 1 December 2026 on how the non-conformities will be addressed and for their assessment of the improvement point that was observed.