The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has issued an order to Statoil following an investigation of the hydrocarbon leak on the Heimdal field on 26 May 2012.
The hydrocarbon leak occurred in connection with testing of two emergency shutdown valves on the HMP1 drilling, production and living quarters platform on the Heimdal field on 26 May 2012.
The leak is among the most serious gas discharges on the Norwegian shelf in several years .
The PSA decided to implement its own investigation of the incident. Based on the findings in the investigation Statoil is ordered to:
“The deadline to comply with the order is 1 March 2013, ” said the PSA in a press release.
Heimdal
The Heimdal Gas Center, on Production License (PL) 036, is a hub for the processing and distribution of gas. It consists of an integrated steel platform, and a riser platform.
Gas from Heimdal is processed together with gas from the Huldra and Vale fields. In addition, Heimdal receives gas from the Oseberg Field Center through the Oseberg Gas Transport system (OGT). Periodically, reverse gas flow from the Statpipe pipeline goes to Heimdal and on to Vesterled.
Heimdal is also equipped to export gas as pressure support to produce oil on the Grane field, after it started operating on October 1, 2003.
The total maximum rate of processed gas on Heimdal is comparable to some 15-20 percent of Norway’s total gas export.
Related:
Statoil Submits Heimdal Gas Leak Investigation Report to PSA Norway
Statoil: Heimdal Gas Leak Under Investigation (Norway)
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[mappress] February 4, 2013