Record number of events worries – Aftenbladet.no

– We have followed developments in risk level on the Norwegian continental shelf over many years through RNNP (survey Risk level in the Norwegian petroleum industry ed. Note.), And it shows a positive trend over time. We have a high level of safety on the Norwegian shelf, says Øyvind Midttun, spokesman for PSA.

Fire on Petrojarl Knarr

A fire occurred in an HVAC room (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning). There was smoke from a production vessel. There were 100 people on board the FPSO when the incident happened.

Falling object on West Venture

A 90-kilo connection muff fell six meters from the rotary table to the top of the blowout preventer (BOP) at the drill floor. No one was hurt, but two people were on top of the BOP.

Squeeze Damage Transocean Barents

A Roughneck on the rig, which was at the Shell Ormen Lange field, was 10 to 12 meters up in the derrick when the injury occurred. He was flown to Ålesund hospital.

Man overboard, Scarabeo 8

A man fell overboard in the middle of the night from the semisubmersible rig while drilling production wells on the Goliat field for Eni Norway.

Gas leak at Gudrun

18. February got the new platform a major gas leak. Production has been shut down, and it has been estimated to be a leak of 1.4 kilos of gas per second. Both Statoil and the PSA is investigating, and police are investigating the incident.

Lifeboat Event, Maersk Giant

One of the lifeboats were lowered to the sea during testing. The wire rope as the lifeboat was lowered with, was worn off. Then drove the lifeboat away from the rig, and ended up at Obrestad lighthouse.

– But 2015 began on a surprising way. During the first four months we had six serious incidents that we decided to investigate. It is unusually high, and it is more than ever before in such a short time. Over one year, not six investigations unusual, but in four months is unusual.

Midttun says that the majority of the investigations are still ongoing, and that it is therefore too early to draw any conclusions.

Restructuring and accidents

In RNNP report describes how the audit risk both accidents and health problems increase for certain groups at risk. Among other things, this survey shows that the proportion of accidents at work for employees who have experienced reorganization, downsizing or layoffs has increased steadily since 2009.

“It might seem natural that it is precisely those who experience requirements to work in high pace and that they have many tasks so that it is difficult to concentrate on each task, “the report said.

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– There are many things that can affect risk. There is no doubt that in times like this when it directed much attention to efficiency and cost savings, when people go and are afraid of losing their jobs and are uncertain about the future, then it is very important to ensure that sufficient attention the safety, says Midttun.

– It is not going to hide that we are concerned about security may come under pressure. For now it seems that the industry manages to have two things in my head at once. But then it is essential that those who work in the industry has the necessary expertise and knowledge required to perform the work they are doing in a secure way. It requires the allocation of sufficient resources and enough time.

– Must be monitored

Henrik Solvorn Fjeldsbø, forbundssektretær Safety in Industry Energy, says that there is a real concern with the union for that the cuts that are now being implemented will affect safety.

– One thing is how much money is cut, another aspect is the uncertainty those who work offshore is up. When your mind is somewhere else, you it may be difficult to focus on security. It is dangerous to draw conclusions, although we have never had such a bad start to a year in 2015. It is too early to see that there is a trend, but we believe that this is something that needs to be followed up, he says .

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– It is expensive to operate with HMS, but it is even more expensive with major accidents . Although I do not think there is any greater likelihood of a major accident today, it is the sum of all the little things that make that we should be on guard. If the cut in safety training and employee participation could quickly go wrong. It is frightening to see the development the first half of this year. But let us hope that it is not a trend.

Knut Thorvaldsen, deputy managing director of the trade association Norwegian oil and gas, said that security in the industry addressed fully satisfactory, regardless of economic fluctuations.

– The safety offshore is the main thing we have and the is universal for all activity offshore. We also have research that quantifies the security level is very high in Norway, he said.