The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of detailed engineering of the Polarled pipeline f rom 11 to 12 March 2014.
Objective The objective of the audit was to monitor that the project has been planned and carried out in compliance with applicable regulations and recognised norms, and that requirements in the HSE regulations are provided for.
Result No non-conformities were identified.
Four improvement points were identified in connection with:
Polarled is a new 480-kilometre gas pipeline from Aasta Hansteen to Nyhamna in Møre og Romsdal county. The pipeline facilitates the development of Aasta Hansteen and other fields in the Norwegian Sea.
The project includes expansion of the Shell-operated gas plant at Nyhamna. A separate pipeline between Polarled and the Kristin platform will connect new infrastructure to existing infrastructure on Haltenbanken (Åsgard Transportation) . In addition preparations will be made for the tie-in of existing and future discoveries in the area.