[QUOTE=pumpjack hand;34499]No worries, nothing will ever happen in Norway, remember you said you guys have better regulations and you follow all of them… so my plea for a back up surface bop wouldn’t even pertain to Norway… shit only happens to cowboys… or is it caused by over complacency…
edited to add: BTW, I do have deep respect for the technology you’ve developed in Norway, so thanks.[/QUOTE]
This could happen in Norway but hopefully less likely due to other rules BUT The operator is responsible for the planning and the excecuting of the operations. When I deliver my drilling program to PTIL, our MMS, they do not approve it buy I state that I ( the company) will drill the well according too the regulations and rules here in Norway. They do audits, but they do not check every drilling program. We almost blew up Snorre A TLP platform a few years ago here so we have been close. For me as a drilling engineer it is important to have a good and clear set of rules. I think the rules are more detailed here than in GOM, but I do not know for sure.