Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority
Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority
03/03/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/03/2026 02:03
Order to ConocoPhillips – Ekofisk and Eldfisk – response time for fire water
Order to ConocoPhillips - Ekofisk and Eldfisk - response time for fire water
The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has ordered ConocoPhillips to rectify non-conformities regarding response time requirements for fire water on all its facilities in the Ekofisk and Eldfisk fields.
Published: 03 March 2026
- Process safety
- Emergency preparedness
Havtil has previously obtained information from all relevant operators regarding capacity requirements for fire water supply and response times for fixed fire-fighting systems.
According to feedback from ConocoPhillips in 2023 and 2024, the following facilities on the Ekofisk and Eldfisk fields have regulatory non-conformities in respect of response times for fire water:
- Ekofisk 2/4 K
- Ekofisk 2/4 M
- Ekofisk 2/4 X
- Ekofisk 2/4 Z
- Eldfisk 2/7 A
- Eldfisk 2/7 B
- Eldfisk 2/7 S
ConocoPhillips has now informed us that it has no specific plans for further measures to correct the non-conformities, and that it has not yet decided whether the company will apply for an exemption from this regulatory requirement.
All response times are measured by testing individual systems (not scenario tests) and are therefore not necessarily representative of the simultaneous activation of all systems that will supply fire water to a fire area.
ConocoPhillips currently has no overview of the actual response times for releasing fire water.
Order
On the basis of the above, we have issued ConocoPhillips with the following order:
Pursuant to the Framework Regulations, section 69 concerning administrative decisions, ConocoPhillips is ordered to:
- 1. ensure that fixed fire-fighting systems on all their facilities are designed so that fire-fighting can be carried out quickly and effectively at all times, with reference to the Facilities Regulations, section 37, first paragraph, and the Management Regulations, section 22.
- prepare a binding and time-delimited plan to comply with the above order, with reference to the Management Regulations, section 22.
The deadline for complying with item 2 of the order is 12 March 2026. The deadline for complying with item 1 of the order will be specified in ConocoPhillips' time-delimited plan, with reference to item 2 of the order.
We are to be notified when the order has been carried out.
Contact
Øyvind Midttun
Press contact
Phone: +47 945 06 203
E-mail: [email protected]
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