Equinor ASA

Equinor ASA (formerly Statoil and StatoilHydro) is a Norwegian multinational energy company headquartered in Stavanger, Norway. It is primarily a petroleum company operating in 36 countries with additional investments in renewable energy and lithium mining. In the 2020 Forbes Global 2000, Equinor was ranked as the 169th-largest public company in the world. In 2023, the company was ranked 52nd in the same list. the company has 21,126 employees.

Key facts

Company.name: Equinor ASA
Company.logo: Equinor.svg
Company.logo_size: 200px
Company.former_name: Statoil (until )
Company.type: Public
Company.key_people: Jon Erik Reinhardsen (chair)Anders Opedal (CEO)
Company.industry: Petroleum industry
Company.num_employees: 25,155 (2024)
Company.location: Stavanger, Norway

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Contents

History
Old Statoil
Hydro
Merger
Investments and developments after 2009
Rebranding to Equinor
Operations
Oil and gas exploration and production
Pipeline operations
Solar
Wind energy
Petrol stations
Finances
Human rights
Involvement with Norwegian government
Interactions with the Norwegian government
State-owned corporate structural changes and impacts
Energy transition
Controversies
Mongstad scandal
Corrib gas project
Iran corruption lawsuit
North Sea oil projects
Charges of unethical practices in Athabasca
Arctic
Great Australian Bight
Losses in the United States
Censorship of the Science Museum
Corporate structure
Board of directors
Lobbying
Environmental record
Sponsorship
References
External links

The current company was formed by the 2007 merger of Statoil with the oil and gas division of Norsk Hydro. As of 2017, the Government of Norway is the largest shareholder with 67% of the shares, while the rest is public stock. The ownership interest is managed by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The company is headquartered and led from Stavanger, while most of their international operations are currently led from Fornebu, outside Oslo.