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.
Latest news
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June 18, 2018Equinor offered interesting licences in 24th licensing round
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has offered Equinor 7 licences in the 24th licensing round – 5 operatorships and 2 partner positions.
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June 18, 2018Awarding drilling and well service contracts worth NOK 30 billion
Equinor is awarding new service contracts to Baker Hughes Norge, Halliburton AS and Schlumberger Norge AS for integrated drilling and well services on most of the Equinor-operated fields on the Norwegian continental shelf.
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June 15, 2018Equinor completes acquisition of 25% interest in Brazil’s Roncador oil field
Equinor and Petrobras have completed their transaction announced in December 2017, whereby Equinor has acquired a 25% non-operated interest in the Roncador oil field.
“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.
