Anders Opedal to take over as new CEO

August 10th: The Board of Directors has appointed Anders Opedal as new President & CEO of Equinor from 2 November 2020. Eldar Sætre will retire after six years as CEO and more than 40 years in the company.

Anders Opedal comes from the position as Executive Vice President Technology, Projects and Drilling. He joined Equinor as a petroleum engineer in 1997, and holds a Master’s degree in Engineering from The Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTNU) and an MBA from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.

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Press release, June 9

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We announced plans to electrify the Sleipner and Gina Krog platforms, cutting CO₂ emissions by 250,000 tonnes.