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Coming to OFFB for learning and networking

Post author By Line Viste
Post date 19/03/2024

It didn't take long from the establishment of OFFB in 2010 for member companies to realize the need for a common training and competence center. Now, we plan and organize courses, theme days, and other competence-enhancing initiatives that are open to all our members.

— The Competence Center has become a meeting place across companies where employees can share experiences they have gained when it comes to emergency response, says Dag Normann Aasjord, leader of the OFFB Competence Center.

Over the past decade, Aasjord has built up the course portfolio in close dialogue with representatives from the companies. Currently, OFFB organizes around 30 courses annually at our premises in Koppholen 19, as well as individual courses at the companies' locations.

During our courses, people from different companies meet, and we see that many appreciate expanding their network in addition to refreshing or acquiring new knowledge.

— Since OFFB focuses on training, emergency response and handling incidents, there is a short distance from observations to incorporating them into the courses. Additionally, our members avoid going to the commercial market, says Aasjord.

Sharing knowledge and exchanging experiences align perfectly with what OFFB is built on, and we find that members are willing and adept at sharing experiences related to emergency responce. The Competence Center is a platform for doing this in a meaningful way.

Facts: The Competence Center
The OFFB Competence Center is a competence hub for its members.

The goal of the Competence Center is to:
Simplify members' access to qualified competence enhancement.
Develop and conduct courses and theme days tailored to members' needs.
Create and communicate course plans to members.
Develop and communicate recommended practices as tools for members.
Contribute to quickly bringing new members up to the right level.
Ensure structured competence enhancement for its own personnel.

The deliveries from the OFFB Competence Center are covered through OFFB membership.

— We notice that the informal conversations during the courses also contribute to competence enhancement. We also know that participating in courses is a nice break from the daily work routine, says Aasjord.

The common thread between courses, exercises, and emergency response

OFFB's Competence Center uses its own staff as instructors, ensuring alignment with training and exercises. In addition, our own employees participate in courses — both newly hired and more experienced individuals in need of updated knowledge.

Our courses are also coordinated with other entities we closely collaborate with during exercises and incidents, including the Joint Rescue Coordination Centres (JRCC), police, healthcare services, the Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil), and municipalities — in addition to our own members.

— It is important to us that the courses are based on real needs. We conduct annual member surveys that show satisfaction from both participants and those sending people to our courses, says Aasjord.

Adjusting the course plan based on wishes and needs

The model for the Competence Center has always been based on members influencing the content. If member companies have ideas for new products or courses, we are flexible in adjusting to their wishes and needs. Courses in media management and stakeholder analysis are examples of courses that have been added in this way.

— Right now, we see that several companies want to strengthen the organization at the strategic emergency response level. This is reflected in the 2024 course plan, where we offer several rounds of strategic emergency response management, media handling, stakeholder analysis, courses for liaisons, crisis reaction handling, and OSEP courses, among others, says Aasjord.

Interested in a course? Find the updated plan here.

It is also our job to go out, observe, and evaluate the emergency response of our members. They receive good advice based on evaluations. The advice and experiences are then gathered in written documents called recommended practices.

More information

Contact the leader of OFFB Competence Center, Dag Normann Aasjord: Office phone:

Kontortelefon: +47 51 96 51 52
Mobil: +47 958 86 986
E-mail: dag.normann.aasjord ( a ) offb.no

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Making plans for the coming emergency response year

Post author By Line Viste
Post date 20/02/2024

POC Kim Sviland fra OFFB (t.v) og leder beredskap og sikring i Wintershall Dea Norge, Øyvind Norheim.

“In 2023, we carried out 137 trainings and exercises based on 11 different Defined Situations of Hazard and Accident (DSHA). The activity level has been high, and the results are good,” says Trond Gleditsch, head of training and exercises at OFFB.

Changing demands over time

OFFB’s members are different, and their activities vary over time. This is reflected in the demand for training and exercises. In order to understand what the companies need, and to be able to deliver in the best possible way, each member has a dedicated contact person at OFFB. We use the term POC (point of contact).

“It’s a bit like having a paid-for best friend,” says chief of staff Kim Åke Sviland with a smile.

He is the new POC for Wintershall Dea Norge, as from 2024.

While getting to know Wintershall Dea’s emergency response organisation, Sviland has shadowed colleague Magnus Klem Husebye over the last months.

“Kim joined OFFB in March 2023, and was included in the early phase. This manner of working ensures a good overlap and maintains continuity. As a POC, you get to grips with the continuity of the operations, spanning from exploration to production. This broad view would have been fragmented if one person was responsible for keeping track of operations, another one for training, and a third for keeping the daily contact,” says Klem Husebye.

_{Magnus Klem Husebye, Kim Åke Sviland and Øyvind Norheim are making plans for Wintershall Dea's coming exercises.}

“Our goal is to maintain a neat and simple dialogue. The operator knows who to talk to at OFFB, and we keep track of history,” Sviland adds.

In collaboration with Wintershall Dea's emergency preparedness and security lead, Øyvind Norheim, Sviland is now scheduling the activities that OFFB will deliver this year. The "counterparty" agrees that the role of the POC and cooperation on the exercises works well.

“It is very good to have one specific person to turn to when needed. I think we cooperate well with OFFB in arranging good exercises, so that everyone involved in emergency response at Wintershall Dea is as well prepared as possible,” says Norheim.

Learning is the goal

At OFFB, we perform emergency response tasks every day. But many of the people, who are on emergency response duty for their companies, may have completely different daily work tasks. It is therefore essential to set up the exercises in such a manner that the duty teams are provided with the best possible outcome.

All training and exercise activities are considered important contributions to the continuous improvement of the emergency response functions. Depending on the activity and the number of people included in the duty team to be exercised, we will agree on how to set up the training or exercise in question. For example: Whether it should be a table top, or a level 1, level 2 or level 3 exercise. table top, nivå 1-øvelse, nivå 2-øvelse eller nivå 3-øvelse.

_{All personell in our on-duty teams are required to participate in a certain number of exercises each quarter. Information Coordinator Patricia Karlsen and Emergency Leader/Training and Exercise Leader, Trond Gleditsch, during an exercise in our emergency room at Forus.}

“At OFFB, we divide training and exercise activities into several levels, depending on how many of the member's emergency response lines are involved. A series of exercises is often carried out, using the same scenario, so that all the duty teams will have been trained, and the learning outcome for the company as a whole will be as good as possible,” Gleditsch explains.

OFFB also participates in the planning and implementation of full-scale exercises, in collaboration with other actors involved in emergency preparedness and response. These exercises rotate between the operating companies, with all other members invited to take part, as was the case with Exercise Draugen in 2023.

Monthly status meetings

The POCs have monthly status meetings with their operator’s contact person, to discuss and review the coming activities and plans.

“Together with the member company, we chart their demand in terms of training activities. They may for instance need to practice more on oil spill prevention and recovery. We then set up an exercise with a realistic scenario, which the operator of course has to approve,” says Sviland.

He enjoys his role as POC.

“You become very involved and gain a great deal of insight into the operator's activities, and it’s your job to convey this to the others on duty at OFFB. It is always exciting when companies are preparing for new drilling operations. I believe 2024 will be a year of many constructive exercises,” says Sviland.

Tags Emergency response centre, Training and exercises, Wintershall Dea Norge

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Preparing to expand our emergency response collaboration

Post author By Line Viste
Post date 16/01/2024

2023 var et år med god treningsaktivitet både internt i OFFB og for våre medlemmer.

2023 was a busy year for OFFB. The number of operations the organisation supports has remained steady and high since 2020. There has also been a high activity level for training and exercises, including at the OFFB Competence Centre.

The largest single activity by far was Exercise Draugen in March 2023. A total of 800 people took part in one of the largest oil spill response exercises in Norway ever, organised by OKEA, NOFO and OFFB with support from OFFB's other members and a number of additional organisations.with support from OFFB's other members and a number of additional organisations.

2023 also offered changes, both among OFFB's members and internally within the organisation. The year started off with 22 people previously hired as coordinators in the 2nd line, becoming part-time employees

Getting more part-time employees means training and refreshing of knowledge, but we find that a closer connection strengthens on-duty-teams. (Photo: Jan Inge Haga)

“It has been quite demanding to us as an organisation, requiring training and refresher training, but the end result is positive. We observe that people get to know the company differently, and feel a greater sense of belonging when they are employed,” says Ole Jacob Haug.

More new employees

Two of our employees, who had been with OFFB from the beginning, retired in 2023. In addition, a third long-term employee chose to move on to emergency tasks in another organisation.

A lot of experience and history disappeared with them. At the same time, we have brought in new and talented staff members, who build on the work that has been put in earlier, and help us move forward. We also have strengthened our strategic crisis communication team, based on the volume of deliveries and demand among members.

Aker BP a new member

The number of members of OFFB is stable, but continuously developing. In January 2023, , Aker BP joined as a member.Throughout the year, we have gotten to know the organisation well, by planning and carrying out exercises, and through media training provided by OFFB’s strategic crisis communication team (SKT).

“Having a highly competent organisation like Aker BP as a member has been an entirely positive experience. We’ve become familiar with highly skilled people, and had the chance to test out new ways of exercising. We feel that this has been instructive for both parties,” says Haug.

ICS training in practice

Another field we are learning to master is the Incident Command System (ICS). Companies operating on the Norwegian continental shelf entered into a mutual agreement last year, to use ICS during long-term incidents. The agreement states that the operators undertake to provide training and education, and to share trained personnel at incidents that require an ICS organisation.

_{Exercise Draugen was conducted as a collaborative exercise between NOFO, OKEA, and OFFB, with the common goal of practicing coordination and communication within and between preparedness levels for handling a long-lasting incident. (Photo: Alf Inge Molde)}

OFFB has built up an in-house ICS expertise of high quality, and we rig ourselves in order to be able to support our members’ ICS organisations. All permanent employees have undertaken the courses required. In addition, several of our part-time employees participated in last year’s Exercise Draugen, and received exceptionally good practical training. The entire oil recovery operation was handled in accordance with the ICS management system.

“Exercise Draugen provided valuable learning about a long-term incident, and how to handle such incidents in the future,” says Haug.

Together with Aker BP, OFFB now contributes to the planning of the next major exercise. This will be another opportunity for our members to practice ICS.

Looking towards new industries

Like everyone else in the energy industry, OFFB follows the green transition with great interest. We have set up a special project group which, among other things, closely follows the work on preparing regulations for emergency preparedness within the offshore wind industry.

“We are pleased to be asked to contribute to emergency preparedness and response for new industries in the planning. We possess a broad expertise and a long experience in putting preparedness at the top of the agenda, and we see that this can be transferred from the oil and gas industry to new industries. We clearly believe that OFFB has a role to play here,” says Haug, and adds:

“We have a positive view of the future. The Petroleum Safety Authority changing its name to Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority, and the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate is a sign of the times, and we at OFFB are observing these changes with interest. New industries are coming in that need emergency response services, and we are prepared to deliver on that,” says Haug.

_{“We are putting behind us a busy and prolific year, and we are now preparing for emergency response to become a top priority for even more actors within the energy industry,” says managing director Ole Jacob Haug.}

In the past year, we have also tried out several new technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), to improve the efficiency of our training and exercise activities. CIM - the crisis management system used by our members - will have a tailor-made ICS module added to it.

Memberships increasing - but there is room for more

In recent years, we have seen more acquisitions and mergers taking place among companies operating on the NCS. Several of our members have become bigger and stronger. 2023 was no exception. Neptune Energy was acquired by the Norwegian operator Vår Energi, and the news about Wintershall Dea's Norwegian arm being acquired by the British company Harbour Energy came at the very end of the year.

“This implies both opportunities and challenges, but we at OFFB keep up and deliver what our members need to maintain a robust emergency preparedness and response system. During 2024, our membership base will actually increase, as new companies are coming in,” says Haug, and emphasises that OFFB has room for more members - both small and large.

The most essential feature is having a volume of members high enough to provide learning, and a composition of members that provides variety.

“It is important to us that we get to exercise and learn together with as many people as possible, and that we have incidents that we can learn from. We see that we have an important role to play in contributing to emergency preparedness. We also see that OFFB has helped set a standard for emergency preparedness and response, and we will continue with that in 2024, says Ole Jacob Haug.

About OFFB:

The Operator’s Association for Emergency Response, known as OFFB, is a member-led emergency response organisation run by NCS operators A/S Norske Shell, DNO, Gassco, Neptune Energy Norge, OKEA, Sval Energi, Wellesley Petroleum, Wintershall Dea og Aker BP.

Since its beginning in 2009, OFFB has provided professional 2nd line emergency response services and support to our member companies’ strategic emergency response management, and forms an integral part of their emergency response systems. OFFB also acts as a resource and expertise centre to all its members.

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OFFB employees trained in life-saving techniques

Post author By Line Viste
Post date 11/12/2023
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Samtlige kursdeltagere måtte ut på gulvet for praktisk trening. Her instruerer Kim Sviland daglig leder Ole Jacob Haug.

“If you find yourself in a situation that requires cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the most crucial thing is to do something, as every second counts. However, you have a clear advantage if you have received some training in advance. Getting familiar with how a defibrillator works is also a definite advantage,” says Kim Åke Sviland.

In addition to being a chief of staff at OFFB, he has several years of experience as a nurse, as well as a long history with voluntary search and rescue services. Kim reminds us of the importance of those standing near to immediately initiate life-saving first aid. That way, we can together strengthen the chance of surviving acute illness and injury.

A significant investment

Precisely because emergency preparedness is our main focus at OFFB, we must practice what we preach. All full-time employees have now completed a three-hour course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation with the use of a defibrillator.

The DHLR-course consists of theory and practical training. All attendees were trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

“It was important for us to prioritise this; both to be better prepared for incidents at the companies we are on duty to provide emergency services to, and to support the government's strategy of enabling the population to better help themselves and others in cases of acute illness and injury,” says Ole Jacob Haug, managing director of OFFB.

During the course, we practiced emergency call notification, examination of an ill or injured person, securing open airways and stable recovery position, CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), the use of a defibrillator, what to do if a foreign object is lodged in a person’s airways, and how to detect signs of acute heart disease.

All course participants had to get on the floor and do practical exercises. And now we are all familiar with the defibrillator in our office building here at Koppholen.

It is recommended to refresh DHLR courses at least every two years. The course is offered by organisations such as the Red Cross.

Tags Readiness, DHLR, Internkurs, OFFB

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New film: Exercise Draugen

Exercise Draugen was based on an imagined scenario, in which the operating company OKEA lost control of a wildcat well on the Draugen field on Haltenbanken, and had to handle a blowout of 35,000 litres of oil per day.

The drill was carried out as a cooperation exercise between NOFO, OKEA and OFFB. Their common objective was to practice collaboration and communication within and between various preparedness levels in handling a long-term incident.

During the exercise, the simulated oil spill drifted northwards with the coastal current, and reached the shores of Ofoten, the south of Troms, Lofoten, Vesterålen, Salten and Rana, among other areas.

Oil spills from the Draugen field are unlikely to hit these shores. They were selected for enabling the inter-municipal committees against acute pollution (IUA) to practice on such incidents in these locations.

Personnel from several other oil companies also participated in the action management, together with key actors such as the Norwegian Coastal Administration and county governors – in addition to a number of vessels, aircrafts, drones and subcontractors.

The entire oil recovery operation was managed in accordance with the Incident Command System (ICS).

More information about Exercise Draugen and the way oil spills are handled on the Norwegian continental shelf, can be found here:

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Equinor accident gave valuable learning for Neptune Energy

Post author By Line Viste
Post date 11/09/2023
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An explosion occurred during the pouring of nitrogen from bottles to hydraulic accumulators on the Heimdal field, and two people were seriously injured. The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) concluded in its investigation report that "with insignificant changes in circumstances, the incident had the potential for a fatal accident".

Several mitigating measures have since been implemented by Equinor, and the entire industry has learned from the incident. This spring, when Neptune Energy was training its six emergency preparedness teams together with OFFB, the Heimdal incident was chosen as the case scenario – and the Gjøa facility as the training object.

Preferred practice method

Using a real-life event gives a more serious backdrop to the exercise, and enhances meaning and learning outcomes. Several participants have since stated that they prefer this manner of training.

“Those of us involved in exercise planning at OFFB, are eager to form a good cooperation with the people we train with. It is important for us to be able to distinguish between what works and what can be done better. The exercises should feel useful to everyone involved. It's especially rewarding when we hit the mark with both the scenario and the execution,” says Pål Erland, emergency response manager and responsible exercise leader at OFFB.

Erland has been involved in the planning and execution of exercises at OFFB since 2010. Before that, he had a long career in the police.

Planning provided valuable information and learning

To create the most realistic scenario possible, documentation from Equinor and the Petroleum Safety Authority's (PSA) investigation report from the Heimdal incident were used in planning the exercise. In addition, the exercise management received valuable information from Equinor's 2nd line emergency response manager, who handled the incident in 2019. To maximize the learning outcome, the exercise was based on a "worst case" scenario.

All teams trained on the same scenario

By basing all exercises on the same scenario, all on-call duty teams in Neptune Energy's 2nd and 3rd line were given a common foundation for handling the incident. Real-life mobilization was carried out in the 2nd and 3rd line. In addition, all first notifications from the 2nd line were transmitted to all relevant collaborators. These included the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (South), the local police, PSA, contractors, on-duty doctor, emergency doctor, head of the Operator's Centre for Evacuees and Next of kin (OSEP), as well as head of the next of kin call centre and the Clinic for Crisis Psychology.

Neptune Energy's on-duty personnel at the logistics base in Florø also took part in all executions. In addition, the operator's emergency doctor provided valuable support to the 2nd line’s handling of the exercise.

“It was essential for all teams to handle the same scenario and practice on the same incident. It was also important to involve as many real-life actors as possible. We received valuable contributions, including from the platform manager on Gjøa,” says Erland.

_{The seminar at OFFB following the exercises was an important part of the learning process. Foto: Alf Inge Molde}

After the exercises, Neptune Energy held a learning and evaluation seminar at OFFB, to which all participants were invited. Here, the emergency response manager from Equinor's 2nd line, Geir Helge Johnsen, shared Equinor's and his own personal experiences from the Heimdal incident.

“Learning outcomes are important to OFFB and those we train with. The evaluation process is therefore central. After the Neptune exercises, the evaluation seminar together with Equinor was helpful and instructive. Johnsen’s presentation was greatly appreciated, both by the participants and the exercise management,” says Erland.

Tags Readiness, Emergency response centre, Equinor, Neptune Energy, OFFB, Exercises

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OFFB joins important work for helicopter safety

Post author By Line Viste
Post date 28/06/2023
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Bakerst fra høyre: Revisjonsleder John Arild Gundersen, Aker BP, Ole Morgen Løge, Offshore Qualific, Rune Meinich-Bache, Vår Energi, Maj Brit Fjermestad, Equinor, Øyvind Solberg, Equinor, Thea Blume, OFFB og Stein Atle Puntervoll, ConocoPhillips. Foto: Qualific

The petroleum regulations state that all operators on the Norwegian continental shelf are obliged to ensure that the helicopter suppliers follow current regulations. This means that they must comply with national regulations, applicable standards, Offshore Norway's industry guidelines, as well as the operators' own contract requirements.

The operator companies have developed a joint framework and are collaborating on a joint audit of the suppliers who offer helicopter services on the Norwegian continental shelf. Offshore Qualific – a subsidiary owned by the industry organization Offshore Norway – is responsible for coordinating the work between the operators

Several companies representated in the team

Recently, the annual joint audit of CHC Helikopter Service AS was carried out. A team consisting of representatives from the operating companies Aker BP, Equinor, Vår Energi and ConocoPhillips held the official responsibility, with a large number of people involved in addition to the ones mentioned.

OFFB is thus represented in the audit team by Thea Blume. Blume is a former helicopter pilot, and is naturally our resource in aviation, in addition to her roles as chief of staff and operator contact.

- It was very good to see how well the audit team works together towards a common goal of maintaining the good routines for security, says Blume.

The annual audit is a comprehensive program that covers all disciplines within helicopter operations. The CHC audit covers the head office at Sola and the bases in Kristiansund and Brønnøysund.

Pictured, back from right: Audit manager John Arild Gundersen (Aker BP), Ole Morgen Løge (Offshore Qualific), Rune Meinich-Bache (Vår Energi), Maj Brit Fjermestad (Equinor), Øyvind Solberg (Equinor), Thea Blume (OFFB) and Stein Atle Puntervoll (ConocoPhillips). Photo: Offshore Qualific

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Løpefest i Stavanger

Energistafetten henter inspirasjon fra Holmenkollstafetten og stemningen i Tour de France, og ble i år arrangert for første gang av Bedriftsidretten i Rogaland, sammen med en rekke frivillige fra organisasjonens støttespillere.

OFFB ble utfordret til å stille av medlemsselskapet Aker BP like etter påske, og tokt utfordringen på strak arm. Arrangementet fikk full uttelling med knallvær og fulltegnet deltakerliste.

– Vi er imponert over hva arrangørene har fått til. De lyktes på alle områder. God informasjon, god logistikk, masse folk og enormt god stemning. Det var rett og slett veldig kjekt, skryter Brigt Nesheim.

Hvert lag skulle løpe ti etapper. OFFB stilte med åtte stykker; Thea Blume, Magnus Klem Husebye, Brigt Nesheim, Marlén Jünge, Jone Nevøy, Otto Galta, Ole Jacob Haug og Therese Hansen. Otto Galta meldte seg til å ta tre etapper på rappen.

Det slo egentlig bare positivt ut på sluttresultatet – cirka midt på treet totalt sett.

Det viktigste var imidlertid å delta, presiserer Nesheim.

– Det kjekkeste var å møte hverandre og skape en god sosial arena utenfor kontoret, treffe kjentfolk fra medlemsselskapene i OFFB, samarbeidspartnerne våre og heie hverandre fram. Nå håper vi at flere har lyst til å henge seg på neste år, sier han.

Og OFFB stiller i 2024?

– Absolutt!

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Technical forum for the 50th time

Text: Alf Inge Molde

“It is actually quite unique for operating companies to meet in this way and to share knowledge between each other – about what has worked well and what hasn’t. There is plenty of room for openness and honesty,” says Dag Normann Aasjord, the forum’s secretary.

Aasjord has held this position since 2012, and he is also a second line on-duty emergency response manager and head of OFFB’s competence centre. The forum’s leadership circulates among its members.

The forum’s purpose is to provide an arena for exchanging knowledge and expertise within the field of emergency preparedness and response for OFFB’s members. It is also an advisory body to the emergency response organisation’s managing director.

Topics ranging from plan development, training and exercise, courses and expertise, to the handling of actual incidents, organising emergency response tasks, and the standardisation of solutions to common problems, are being discussed within the forum.

Dag Normann Aasjord

Learning beyond and across
At the 50th meeting, Gassco, Wintershall Dea, DNO, Shell, OKEA, Sval Energi, Aker BP, Wellesley and Neptune Energy were represented, together with several members of OFFB’s staff.

In addition to an update on OFFB’s operations and work in progress, the technical forum got a review of how one of OFFB’s members handled an incident last winter which triggered mobilisation. The expectations and challenges related to a collaboration agreement within the industry on how to handle major oil spills were also presented and discussed.

The latter resulted in a separate working group now being established to ensure a common approach among OFFB's members.

“Working groups have already been established in several other areas, including human resources, communication, CIM and now also action management,” says Aasjord.

Different, but with common challenges
There is no hiding the fact that the operators constituting the emergency response collaboration are different, both in terms of size, ownership, culture, activity and organisation.

“Nevertheless, there are many common features, and everyone has something to learn from each other, whether we are big or small. There is no requirement that we should all be the same,” Aasjord clarifies.

Kåre Olav Oftedal, HSE advisor at Gassco, has been a member of the technical forum since 2016 and its leader since 2021. He believes it is important to meet the other operators on a regular basis.

“This year, it has been exciting to get Aker BP in as a new member of OFFB and in the technical forum, and there are always current issues to discuss with each other. It is useful to bring the professionals of OFFB and the members together,” says Oftedal.

Ole Jacob Haug

Further development

Managing director of OFFB, Ole Jacob Haug, praises the effort that has been put into the technical forum since its inception in 2010.

“The advice and feedback from our members have been, and are, very useful in ensuring that the administration develops its emergency preparedness and response in a way that works well for all members, regardless of size and activity,” says Haug.

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Aker BP joins OFFB

Fra venstre: Harald Kvernstrøm (Aker BP), Marlén Jünge (OFFB), Knut Øystein Sørmo (Aker BP), Ole Jacob Haug (OFFB), Leif Gunnar Hestholm (Aker BP) og Pål Erland (OFFB).

“During the fall of 2022, we started a tendering process among suppliers of emergency services to Aker BP. We were looking for a contractor which was able to offer high-quality emergency response expertise, had extensive experience, a robust organisation and a close collaborative relationship with other operators and emergency entities,” says Marit Blaasmo, senior vice president for people & safety at Aker BP.

“Aker BP places high demands on its emergency response organisation, and we expect a new partner to further strengthen and develop our emergency preparedness system. We chose the Operator’s Association for Emergency Response (OFFB), a membership-based organisation which – including Aker BP – now comprises nine operators. We are looking forward to a good and close collaboration,” Blaasmo says.

Aker BP is engaged in exploration and production of oil and gas on the NCS. Measured in terms of production, it is one of the largest independent listed oil companies in Europe. The company is the operator of six Norwegian field centres: Alvheim, Ivar Aasen, Skarv, Edvard Grieg, Ula and Valhall, and has a license share in the Johan Sverdrup field. It has extensive plans for growth.

Together with its partners, Aker BP submitted a total of ten plans for development and operation (PDO), and one plan for installation and operation (PIO) to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) in December 2022. These plans amount to a total investment of more than NOK 200 billion. The development projects, together with a range of initiatives to increase production and efficiency, lead Aker BP to expect its production to grow from today’s 400,000 barrels per day to around 525,000 barrels in 2028.

Aker BP’s head quarter is located at Fornebu outside Oslo. The company also has offices in Stavanger, Trondheim, Harstad and Sandnessjøen.

“We greatly appreciate having a new, big member on board the OFFB. This as a unique opportunity to further develop our emergency response collaboration, for our members, Aker BP and the NCS,” says Ole Jacob Haug.

The OFFB is a member-led emergency response organisation, run by A/S Norske Shell, DNO, Gassco, Neptune Energy Norge, OKEA, Sval Energi, Wellesley Petroleum, Wintershall Dea, and now, Aker BP.

More information: OFFB members

Caption, from left: Harald Kvernstrøm (Aker BP), Marlén Jünge (OFFB), Knut Øystein Sørmo (Aker BP), Ole Jacob Haug (OFFB), Leif Gunnar Hestholm (Aker BP) and Pål Erland (OFFB).

OFFB have room for more members

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