scope:

This NORSOK standard covers analysis of reliability and maintenance of the components, systems and operations associated with exploration drilling, exploitation, processing and transport of petroleum resources. The standard focuses on regularity of oil and gas production and associated activities, but also covers system and equipment reliability and maintenance performance in general.

The standard presents requirements to planning, execution and use of reliability technology, structured around the following main elements:

•  Regularity management for optimum economy of the facility through all of its life cycle phases, while also considering health, safety, environment, quality and human factors.
•  Planning, execution and implementation of reliability technology. 
•  The application of reliability and maintenance data. 
•  Reliability based design and operation improvement. 
•  Establishment and use of reliability clauses in contracts.