Fotnote: Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, annual report 1977: 6.Ī push towards introducing the Act offshore was provided by a fire which affected the Ekofisk Alpha platform in the North Sea on 1 November 1975. The large number of foreign companies and employees involved, often on short-term contracts, posed particular difficulties in establishing a uniform system and ensuring adequate control. Applying this legislation to the oil sector was under discussion even before it came into force. One step towards improving conditions offshore was to extend the Working Environment Act adopted by Norway in 1977 to the NCS. So how did thinking about safe working develop in the confrontation between the cowboy culture and Norwegian traditions and a stricter regime? And how did planning of Draugen build on earlier experience? Working Environment Act The number of serious accidents eventually built up, and efforts to improve safety became more systematic. The climate was fairly rigorous, and the land was further away than in earlier offshore activities. Operations off Norway were dominated by young personnel, with a big foreign component. Photo: Harry Nor-Hansen/Norwegian Petroleum Museum Sikkerhet offshore fram til 1990, engelsk, With the priority given to efficiency and productivity, safety measures were regarded to some extent as unnecessary costs. Oljearbeiderkulturen: historien om cowboyer og rebeller, Trondheim: 72. With the priority given to efficiency and productivity, safety measures were regarded to some extent as unnecessary costs. The workforce was also almost entirely male, and a “cowboy” culture developed where people were ready to take chances.Ī number of accidents occurred. A/S Norske Shell continues to be the Technical Service Provider of the Nyhamna Gas Processing Plant, and partner in the Norwegian full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project and CCS test facility at Mongstad.This was anti-union and imposed strict discipline on the rank-and-file. In addition, the company is drilling two exploration wells on the Norwegian continental shelf this year. We continue to have strategic, long-term positions in Troll and Ormen Lange and are actively seeking new growth opportunities,' he added.Īccording to the statement, Shell remains committed to Norway, operating Ormen Lange and Knarr and partnering in Troll, Valemon and Kvitebjorn fields. 'Shell has a long and proud history in Norway. Shell's Upstream Director Andy Brown said the deal was part of Shell’s global, value-driven $30 billion divestment program and was consistent with the company's strategy to high-grade and simplify its portfolio. Upon completion, OKEA will become the new operator of Draugen, whose onshore and offshore staff is expected to transfer to OKEA with full continuity of service. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to complete in the fourth quarter of 2018. Shell will retain 80 percent of this liability up to an agreed cap while OKEA will assume the remaining liability, it said. The decommissioning costs associated with the assets are currently estimated at NOK 1 billion after tax ($120 million). The Shell share of the assets’ production in the Norwegian North Sea amounted to approximately 25 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2017, representing about 14 percent of Shell's Norwegian production in 2017, according to a statement from the energy giant. Royal Dutch Shell Plc, through its Norwegian affiliate A/S Norske Shell, reached an agreement with Norway-based oil company OKEA AS to sell its entire 44.56 percent interest in Draugen and 12 percent interest in Gjoa offshore fields for NOK 4.52 billion ($556 million), the company announced Tuesday.
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