PSA Conducts Polarled Detailed Engineering Audit

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of detailed engineering of the Polarled pipeline from 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:

• Document management
• Design documentation
• Free span analyses
• Verification of software

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.