The audit was conducted on 9 March 2026.

Background

All petroleum industry participants must comply with the regulatory requirements pertaining to their area of responsibility, where they have the authority to supervise and issue instructions. Licensees must fulfil their role in a way that adds value. Based on the Framework Regulations, sections 7 and 2, and using a functional approach, the licensees have the following roles:

  • facilitate the operator’s ability to perform his duties
  • ensure that the operator complies with his obligations

The preconditions for the licensees’ ability to fulfil these obligations are:

  • ensuring that he has the information necessary to fulfil his role
  • taking a position on information about the business
  • taking the necessary steps if something does not comply with the regulations

It was these bullet points that were the focus of the audit.

Objective

The objective of the audit was to assess how Orlen fulfils its responsibilities as a licensee in production licences on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, and specifically in the Yggdrasil project.

Result

The audit did not identify any non-conformities or improvement points.

Yggdrasil

Yggdrasil is a coordinated development of the Hugin, Munin, and Fulla fields. The development encompasses a series of discoveries and prospects in the central part of the North Sea, approximately 150 kilometres off the coast of Vestland.

The development concept consists of an unmanned production facility in the north (Munin), a processing facility with a well area and living quarters (Hugin A) in the south, and a normally unmanned wellhead platform at Frøy (Hugin B), which is tied back to Hugin A. Additionally, a total of nine subsea templates are tied into the area development.

Source: Regjeringen.no

The Yggdrasil project consists of several production licenses, each of which has a different ownership structure involving Aker BP, Equinor and Orlen.