Ståle Hanssen was convinced we could lift a platform in one piece. But no-one had attempted it before.
No-one had ever attempted to lift a 22,000-tonne drilling platform in one piece before. But Ståle Hanssen was convinced it could be done — and when it worked, he saved us a million hours.
We changed our name from Statoil to Equinor on May 15th. Here’s why.
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June 20, 2018Equinor partners with Microsoft for cloud services delivered from new cloud data centers in Norway
Equinor and Microsoft have entered into a strategic partnership agreement. As part of the agreement, Equinor will provide industry knowledge and business needs to support Microsoft in developing new solutions for our industry.
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June 19, 2018Equinor awards light well intervention contract to Akofs
Akofs Offshore has been awarded a contract for light well intervention services using the Akofs Seafarer vessel for all Equinor-operated licences in the period 2020 to 2025.
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June 19, 2018Equinor enters solar project in Argentina
Equinor has signed an agreement with Martifer Renewables to acquire a 50 % interest in the Guanizul 2A (G2A) solar asset in Argentina.
“If I want to have any influence over climate change, I must be where the decisions are made.”
Two years ago, 25-year-old Ragni Rørtveit openly criticized the oil and gas industry. Today, she’s working for Equinor. What happened, and how does she justify her decision?
CEO Eldar Sætre has worked for Statoil for 38 years:
“Why I believe it was right to change our name.”
The Annual General Meeting voted to support the name change. CEO Eldar Sætre admits it will take some getting used to. “But we need to be prepared for the future,” he says.
This is what changed us.
Some changes are so profound that they challenge us to find a new balance. As we go from being an oil and gas company to a broad energy company, it was natural to change our name.
