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After our partial privatisation in 2001, we were listed on the Oslo and New York stock exchanges, ensuring broad international ownership. Equinor has one class of shares, with all shares carrying equal right to vote at general meetings. The Norwegian state is largest shareholder with 67%, managed by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries.

The Equinor share - EQNR

Our largest shareholders

In accordance with the recommendations of Oslo Stock Exchange, Equinor publishes the list of our largest shareholders.

Data collected by third party, authorised by Equinor, 30 December 2023.

Shareholders

Ownership in %

Number of shares

Government of Norway

67.0%

2,012,080,085

Folketrygdfondet

3.6%

107,381,599

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

1.1%

33,351,324

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

1,0%

28,866,990

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

0.7%

20,095,889

DNB Asset Management AS

0.7%

19,929,666

Storebrand Kapitalforvaltning AS

0.7%

19,690,113

KLP Fondsforvaltning AS

0.6%

18,220,065

Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership

0.6%

17,381,133

RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited

0.6%

16,892,817

Dodge & Cox

0.5%

14,150,538

Nuveen LLC

0.4%

13,008,248

Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC

0.4%

12,949,739

State Street Global Advisors (US)

0.4%

11,824,393

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

0.4%

11,130,795

SAFE Investment Company Limited

0.3%

10,135,834

Amundi Asset Management, SAS

0.3%

9,304,533

Wellington Management Company, LLP

0.3%

8,761,910

Schroder Investment Management Ltd. (SIM)

0.3%

8,675,563

Sarasin & Partners LLP

0.3%

8,360,610

Two pie charts showing geographic split of Equinor shareholders and free float breakdown
Geographic distribution of shareholders at year end 2022 and free float breakdown.

The Norwegian State

The Norwegian state is the largest shareholder in Equinor (previously Statoil). The ownership interest is managed by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries.

Statoil was partially privatised and listed on the stock exchange on 18 June 2001, when it became a public limited company. After the initial offering, the government retained 81.7% of the Statoil shares.

Through public share offerings in 2004 and 2005 the state reduced its shareholding in Statoil to 70.9%.

Pursuant to the agreed exchange ratio as part of the merger with Hydro's oil and gas activities, the State's ownership interest in Statoil was 62.5%, or 1,992,959,739 shares on 1 October 2007. In accordance with the Storting's decision of 2001 concerning a minimum state shareholding of two-thirds in Statoil, the Government expressed its intention to increase the state's shareholding in Statoil over time to 67%.

During 2008, the Government built up the State's ownership interest in Statoil by buying shares in the market. On 5 March 2009 the Government announced that the State's ownership interest had reached 67%.

The ownership interest is managed by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries.