PSA Investigates Fire on Gina Krog

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has begun an investigation following a fire in a utility room in the living quarters on the Gina Krog facility on 21 June 2023.

Equinor is the operator for Gina Krog.

An investigation team of PSA specialists is starting work at once. The PSA will also be supporting the police inquiry.

The main objective of the PSA’s investigation is to identify the causes of the incident and possible lessons to be learnt, and to share this information with the industry.

When conducting its investigation, the PSA’s work will include
• clarifying the course of events and the scope of the incident
• assessing its actual and potential consequences
• assessing its direct and underlying causes
• identifying nonconformities and improvement points related to the regulations
• applying necessary enforcement powers to correct possible regulatory breaches
• making its findings public
• contributing to experience transfer to and learning by other players in the petroleum sector.

The investigation will be summed up in report published at psa.no.