Wintershall gets drilling permit in North Sea Apr 26, 2012
Wintershall Norge ASA (Wintershall) has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 33/6-4 with the Borgland Dolphin (mid-water semisub) mobile facility.

PSA issues order for Transocean following audit of maintenance management Apr 25, 2012
The Petroleum Safety Authority has issued an order to Transocean Offshore Ltd (Transocean) after serious breaches of the regulations were identified

Lundin exercises optional well for Bredford Dolphin Mar 1, 2012
Lundin Norway AS has exercised the option for an additional well with Dolphin Drilling AS, a subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy ASA, for use of the

Statoil gets nod to use Statfjord B Feb 22, 2012
Statoil Petroleum AS has received consent to use Statfjord B beyond its design lifetime. Statfjord is an oil field located on both sides of the demarcation

Dong E&P Norge secures drilling permit for Block 7121/9 in Barents Sea Sep 22, 2011
Dong E&P Norge AS (Dong) has received consent from Petroleum Safety Authority Norway

Statoil gets nod to use Volve with Navion Europa Aug 4, 2011
Statoil has received consent for temporary use of Volve with the Navion Europa vessel for storage of oil.

Statoil gets nod to drill at Visund Sor Jul 26, 2011
Statoil has received consent to use the Ocean Vanguard mobile facility in the northern part of the North Sea.

Statoil gets nod to drill North Sea Block 15/8 Jul 22, 2011
Statoil has secured consent to conduct exploration drilling in the central part of the North Sea using the COSL Pioneer mobile facility.

PSA conducts audit of Goliat FPSO Jul 1, 2011
From 11-13 May 2011, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of the working environment,

Statoil gets nod to drill in Norwegian Sea Apr 5, 2011
Statoil has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 6407/3-1S in the Norwegian Sea with the Transocean Leader mobile facility.

PSA seeks explanation from Statoil after Gullfaks B gas leak Mar 25, 2011
The investigation by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) into the gas leak on Norway's Gullfaks B platform on 4 December 2010

Lofoten: putting facts in place Feb 16, 2011
The technical basis for managing activities in parts of the northern NCS was revised in 2010, with the PSA providing input on safety and the working environment in

Wintershall gets consent to drill in North Sea Feb 15, 2011
Wintershall Norge has been granted consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 35/12-4S & A with the Songa Delta semisub.

ConocoPhillips gets consent to use Mærsk Innovator for drilling on Ekofisk Feb 14, 2011
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS has received consent to use the mobile facility Mærsk Innovator for drilling on the Ekofisk 2/4-B field.

PSA Norway raises concerns over risk of collisions with visiting vessels Jan 5, 2011
Over the course of the last ten years, there have been 26 collisions between facilities and visiting vessels on the Norwegian shelf. Six of the incidents had