Notices about orders
Orders that are given without connection to audits or investigations can be found here.
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Order to Vår Energi – noise challenges with AW189 helicoptersPublished:The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has issued an order to Vår Energi regarding the use of Leonardo AgustaWestland 189 (AW189) helicopters on the Norwegian shelf.
- Working environment
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Order to Equinor – noise challenges with AW189 type helicoptersPublished:The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has issued an order to Equinor regarding the use of Leonardo AgustaWestland 189 (AW189) helicopters on the Norwegian shelf.
- Working environment
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Order to Equinor – Heidrun – hose maintenancePublished:The investigation by the Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) into the gas leak on the Heidrun A facility on 4 September 2026 has revealed deficiencies in the maintenance of hoses. We have now issued Equinor with an order.
- Process safety
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Order to ConocoPhillips – Ekofisk and Eldfisk – response time for fire waterPublished:The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has ordered ConocoPhillips to rectify non-conformities regarding response time requirements for fire water on all its facilities in the Ekofisk and Eldfisk fields.
- Process safety
- Emergency preparedness
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Order to KCA Deutag Drilling – Askeladden – working environmentPublished:The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has issued an order to KCA Deutag Drilling (KCAD) following an audit of the working environment on the Askeladden mobile drilling facility.
- Working environment
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Order to Island Drilling – Island Innovator – safe operations and maintenancePublished:Havtil has audited Island Drilling regarding safe operations and maintenance on Island Innovator. We found serious regulatory breaches and have issued an order. Parts of the order must be complied with before the facility is taken into use.
- Maintenance management
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Order to Equinor – technology development - use of digital well planning, automated drilling and digital twinsPublished:The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has issued a new order to Equinor following an audit of technology development and the use of digital well planning, automated drilling and digital twins at Askepott on the Oseberg field.
- Well integrity
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Order to Equinor to halt activities at MongstadPublished:The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has ordered Equinor to halt activities at the Mongstad facility following a serious incident in which two people were exposed to high levels of chemicals.
- Working environment
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Order to Equinor – measurement of benzene exposure riskPublished:Through extensive audits, Havtil has identified deficiencies and weaknesses in Equinor’s system for and practice of conducting measurements of benzene exposure. We have now issued the company with a new order.
- Working environment
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Order to Equinor – Troll A – use of night workPublished:The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has issued an order to Equinor following a breach of regulations relating to the use of night work on the Troll A facility.
- Working environment