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Equinor secures exploration acreage in Brazil  

The S-M-1617 license in Brazil was secured by Equinor on a 100% basis with a total signature bonus of around 30.5 million Brazilian Real (around 5.5 MUSD).

Equinor’s Energy Perspectives 2025

“The geopolitical landscape and trade conflicts clearly illustrate that the global cooperation needed for a Paris-aligned energy transition is not present”, says SVP and Chief economist Eirik Wærness.

Strengthening UK energy security with new gas sales agreement

Beyond investments in the UK’s oil and gas production, Equinor already operates three offshore wind farms at Sheringham Shoal, Dudgeon and Hywind Scotland, the world’s first floating offshore wind farm. Dogger Bank is under development and will be the world's largest offshore windfarm once completed. Together with partners Equinor is also developing the UK’s first CO

Election to Equinor's board of directors

Further, the corporate assembly re-elected Hilde Møllerstad, as employee-representative and elected Frank Indreland Gundersen and Geir Leon Vadheim as new employee-representatives of the board of directors of Equinor ASA. Also, Anette Heggholmen, Terje Werner Hansen and Hans Einar Haldorsen were elected as deputy members for the employee-representatives of the board.

Execution of debt capital market transactions

Issue of USD 800 million 5.125% Notes due June 3, 2035

Recommendation from Equinor's nomination committee

Summers is active in European energy policy. As former Chair of the European Board of the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP), she led strategic engagement with EU institutions on energy transition policy and energy security. She also served as President of GasNaturally, promoting secure approaches to climate resilience across the gas value chain.

Financial close for Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3

Equinor is responsible for the construction phase and will be the operator of the two offshore wind farms. Onshore construction work is ongoing, fabrication of key components has started, while marine operations will start next year. Total power capacity of the projects is 1440 MW, enough to power 2 million Polish homes. Full commercial power production is expected in 2028. The individual project finance packages will fund the capital investment and the other expenses of each of the projects during the construction process totaling approximately EUR 7.2 billion.

Notifiable trading

Certain primary insiders, and their close associates, participating in Equinor’s share saving plan, have on 22 May 2025 been allocated shares.

Announcement of cash dividend per share in NOK for fourth quarter 2024

2024 of is consequently NOK 3.8215 per share.

Stop work order lifted, Empire Wind project resumes construction

Equinor will perform an updated assessment of the project economics in the second quarter. Empire aims to be able to execute planned activities in the offshore installation window in 2025 and reach its planned commercial operation date in 2027. Empire will engage with suppliers and regulatory bodies to reduce the impact of the stop work order.

Ex. dividend fourth quarter 2024

Minutes from the annual general meeting 2025

Media relations: Sissel Rinde, vice president,
+47 412 60 584

Equinor sells the Peregrino field for USD 3.5 billion

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Ola Morten Aanestad, Media Relations
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Equinor first quarter 2025 results

Sissel Rinde, Vice president Media relations, +47 412 60 584 (mobile)

Equinor to commence second tranche of the 2025 share buy-back programme

Key information relating to cash dividend for first quarter 2025

Equinor’s first quarter 2025 safety results

Five oil and gas leaks have been registered over the last 12 months. These leaks are classified according to the degree of severity in relation to the discharge rate.

Notice of annual general meeting 14 May 2025

Equinor suspends offshore construction activities for the Empire Wind project

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act

Proposal on capital reduction from the company’s board of directors

Positioning Equinor for higher value creation from power

Invitation to send estimates for first quarter financial results

Equinor publishes first quarter 2025 financial results on 30 April.

Ripple effects from Equinor in Norway continue to grow

Equinor procured goods and services with a total value of NOK 142.6 billion, an increase from 134 billion in 2023. 93 per cent of this came from Norwegian suppliers located in 260 different municipalities. This resulted in an employment effect of more than 85 thousand full-time equivalents.

Johan Castberg strengthens Norway as a long-term energy exporter

"This is a red-letter day.The Johan Castberg field will contribute crucial energy, value creation, ripple effects and jobs for at least 30 years to come. We expect that this major field development with a price tag of NOK 86 billion (2024) will be repaid in less than two years," says Geir Tungesvik, Equinor's executive vice president for Projects, Drilling and Procurement.

Equinor industrialising plugging operations on the Norwegian continental shelf 

According to the plan Island Innovator will permanently plug 15 to 20 wells annually for a total of nine licences. These wells will no longer be used for oil or gas production. The rig will plug subsea wells at Heidrun, Snorre and Norne, among others.

Investing NOK 7.5 billion in expansion of the groundbreaking Northern Lights CCS-project

Equinor is already one of the largest CCS developers worldwide, with ambitions to further mature storage licenses both on the Norwegian continental shelf and globally with expected nominal equity return as previously communicated. Equinor is working on several CCS projects in Europe and the US. These projects require ongoing collaboration between governments, industry, customers and regulators to enable large-scale CCS solutions.

Equinor acquires onshore wind farm in southern Sweden

The acquisition is in line with Equinor’s onshore renewables strategy of being a market driven power producer across select markets in Europe and the Americas.

Equinor presents 2024 Annual report

The strong financial results of 2024 also led to strong contributions to society through taxes. In 2024, Equinor paid USD 20.6 billion in corporate income taxes of which USD 19.7 billion was paid in Norway, where Equinor has the largest share of its operations and earnings.

Gas to Europe from Halten East

“We are starting up Halten East at a time where piped gas from Norway is in high demand and important for energy security. In a challenging cost and inflation environment, the project has been delivered both on time and within our cost estimate,” says Geir Tungesvik, executive vice president for projects, drilling, and procurement in Equinor. The estimated pay-back time for the project is one year.

Gas discovery in the Norwegian Sea

The licensees’ assessment is that this is a commercial discovery, and they will consider tie-back to existing infrastructure or development together with other discoveries in the area.

Announcement of cash dividend per share in NOK for third quarter 2024

The NOK cash dividend per share is based on average USDNOK fixing rate from Norges Bank in the period plus/minus three business days from record date 14 February 2025, in total seven business days.

This information is subject to disclosure obligations pursuant to the EU Market Regulation, cf. section 3-1 in the Norwegian Securities Trading Act, and section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Equinor appeals fine for violation of market regulations in France

Equinor will appeal the case to Conseil d’État, the highest court in France for handling cases involving public administration.

Ex. dividend third quarter 2024

Buy-back of shares to share programmes for employees

Shares will be purchased on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The share buy-back programme is conducted in accordance with applicable safe harbour conditions, and as further set out in the Norwegian Securities Trading Act of 2007, EU Commission Regulation (EC) No 2016/1052 and the Oslo Stock Exchange's Guidelines for buy-back programmes and price stabilisation February 2021.

Equinor fourth quarter and full year 2024 results

Equinor to commence first tranche of the 2025 share buy-back programme

An agreement between Equinor and the Norwegian State regulates the State's participation in the share buy-back: at the annual general meeting of the company in May 2025, the State will, as per proposal by the board of directors, vote for the cancellation of shares purchased in the market pursuant to the board authorisation, and the redemption and cancellation of a proportionate number of its shares in order to maintain its ownership share in the company at 67%. The price to be paid to the State for redemption of the State's shares shall be the volume-weighted average of the price paid by Equinor for shares purchased in the market plus an interest rate compensation, adjusted for any dividends paid.

Key information relating to proposed cash dividend for fourth quarter 2024

Lufttransport RW AS selected as operator for new helicopters

“The safety of our employees who travel by helicopter is our utmost priority. New helicopters will make helicopter traffic more robust. Safe, predictable and efficient transportation is crucial to safely maintain a high activity level on the NCS for many years to come,” says Ørjan Kvelvane, Equinor’s senior vice president Operation and Maintenance in Exploration & Production Norway (EPN).

Equinor’s 2024 safety results

In 2024, we saw an increased use of the learning material within the “Always safe” initiative. Around 3800 teams completed the final learning package of the year, which focused on health and working environment. This corresponds to over 40,000 people, both employees and suppliers.

Arkansas Lithium project finalized USD 225 million award

“The U.S. Department of Energy’s support demonstrates the project’s maturity and strengthens its financial robustness as we work towards a final investment decision. We look forward to working with Standard Lithium and alongside the local community to enhance the US lithium supply chain by deploying innovative technology,” says Hege Skryseth,executive vice president for Technology, Digital & Innovation in Equinor.

Equinor awarded 27 new production licences on the Norwegian continental shelf

Equinor operates 35 offshore platforms that together make up an extensive network of amortised production, processing and export infrastructure. Discoveries in areas with existing infrastructure can be developed rapidly, at lower costs, and with lower greenhouse gas emissions from production and transport.

Invitation to send estimates for fourth quarter financial results

Equinor publishes fourth quarter 2024 financial results on 5 February.

The highest natural gas production ever from a Norwegian field

The gas processing plant at Kollsnes has undergone significant upgrades in recent years. Working closely with the operator Gassco, capacity has been increased from 144.5 million to 156 million standard cubic metres per day. This has been an important contribution to the production record.

Securing financial close for Empire Wind 1

The debt financing of the project has reached financial close. Due to strong interest from lenders, the Empire Wind 1 project was able to secure competitive terms. The final group of lenders includes some of the most experienced lenders in the sector along with many of Equinor’s relationship banks.

Equinor completes the 10 percent stake of Ørsted

The volume weighted average price for the 10 percent stake is DKK 398.5 per share equaling a total consideration of USD 2.3bn based on a USD/DKK exchange rate of 7.15.

New oil and gas discovery near the Troll field in the North Sea

The well was drilled by the Deepsea Atlantic drilling rig.

Certain primary insiders, and their close associates, participating in Equinor’s share savings plan, have on 12 December 2024 been allocated shares.

Equinor and partners approve execution of UK’s first carbon capture and storage projects

Building work for both projects will be completed by nine leading engineering, procurement, and construction contractors with a combined value of around £4billion. The work will bring thousands of jobs and wider socio-economic benefits to the north-east of England.

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