Watchdog questions Statoil over safety backlog

Source: Reuters - Norwegian oil and gas firm Statoil (STL.OL: Quote) needs to answer a number of safety questions regarding its platform maintenance backlog off Norway, the petroleum safety watchdog said on Monday. "We have pointed out a number of things Statoil must answer for," said Magne Ognedal, head of the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA).

"This concerns equipment that is critical for safety, such as shutdown valves, gas detectors, emergency lights, alarm systems and other equipment that must be in order to have a safe workplace," he told the Norwegian daily Dagbladet.
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