Country info: Norway

The Petroleum Safety Authority

The most central regulations offshore and onshore:

• The framework regulations
• The management regulations
• The facilities regulations
• The activities regulations
• Technical and operational regulations
• CO2 safety regulation
• The Working Environment Regulations

Regulations on Svalbard

Safe practice in exploration and exploration drilling for petroleum deposits on Svalbard (in Norwegian only)

Other regulations - applicable in full or in parts offshore

• Act relating to petroleum activities (the petroleum regulations)
• The safety delegate's role in practice

Norwegian Petroleum Directorate

• News
• Topics
• Publications
• NPD FactMaps
• RegulationsActs
• Regulations
• Guidelines
• Standards
• Reporting
• About us

Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency

Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services

Science and Technical Reports

• OG21 – Oil and Gas in the 21st century--Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
• PETROMAKS research program
• DEMO 200 research program
• PROOF
• CLIMIT

Research Monitoring

• Norwegian Board of Health Supervision
• The Petroleum Safety Authority
• Norwegian Environment Agency
• OSPAR monitoring guidelines
• Forum for Offshore Environmental Monitoring
• Environmental Monitoring in Offshore Oil & Gas Industry
• Section 49 of the Pollution Control Act