| dc.description.abstract | The oil and gas sector of Norwegian industry is recognized as one of the major petroleum regions in the world. Oil and gas is recovered from these fields using a wide variety of installation designs including entirely subsea completions and manifolds, steel jacket and concrete gravity platforms, floating installations and floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels.
The regulation of health, safety and environmental issues across Norwegian industry is administered by three primary authorities. The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) is one of these three authorities and is responsible for all safety aspects of petroleum activities, either offshore or onshore. Primary legislative regulation covering petroleum activities is administered by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) but this is specifically a fiscal authority and all requirements concerning health and safety have been transferred to the PSA.
The Norwegian regulatory and supervisory system is mainly performance based rather than prescriptive based, and laid out so that the operating companies hold total responsibility and accountability for operating in satisfactory manner. The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) may occasionally recommend certain practices or solutions, but will not oblige preferred solutions on the companies. In the view of this, operators on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) are expected to assess, identify and exhibit the best adequate and suitable solutions to a problem or issue. In doing so, it is the sole responsibility of the operators to demonstrate compliance with the laws and regulations.
It is many years since oil was first discovered on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.1969 was a memorable year in that respect, and Eni Norge was there right from the start. Eni Norge was one of the first operators to carry out exploration in the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea, and is today an active participant in 56 licenses. Eni Norge’s participating interests in fields in production include the Ekofisk Area in the North Sea, and Heidrun, Norne, Urd, Skuld, Åsgard, Mikkel, Morvin, Kristin and Tyrihans fields in the Norwegian Sea (Eni Norge 2016). Eni Norge is the operator of Goliat FPSO that was constructed in South Korea and sailed Goliat field in Barents Sea in 2015. Eni Norge is in the view that the Barents Sea represents an opportunity for the long-term development of the oil and gas industry in Norway. Goliat FPSO is the first in Barnet Sea that makes its operation for Eni Norge so challenging, with no experience in such arctic environment. Eni Norge has never been involved in operations in Norway besides Marulk that is comprised of 2 subsea wells and drilling activities.
This thesis provides a comparison and discussion on selected key elements of the Norwegian HSE regulations and Eni Norge Integrated Management System (ENIMS) with a focus on risk management process. The thesis will identify areas with potential gaps, and suggests recommended actions to address the findings. | nb_NO |
