
Equinor launches USD 3 Billion Action Plan to Strengthen Financial Resilience in 2020
Equinor presents updated outlook for 2020 and an around USD 3 billion action plan to strengthen the financial resilience in a market impacted by the COVID-19 and low commodity prices. Equinor can be organic cash flow neutral (1) before capital distribution in 2020 with an average oil price around USD …

Statoil to Change Name to Equinor
The board of directors of Statoil proposes to change the name of the company to Equinor. The name change supports the company’s strategy and development as a broad energy company. The name Equinor is formed by combining “equi”, the starting point for words like equal, equality and equilibrium, and “nor”, …
Rosneft: Igor Sechin and Statoil's CEO, Eldar Saetre, Hold Talks
Rosneft Chairman of the Management Board Igor Sechin held talks with Statoil ASA President and CEO Eldar Saetre. The parties discussed the progress of joint projects implementation including preparation for the drilling at the shelf of the Okhotsk Sea. Igor Sechin and Eldar Saetre noted that the cooperation between the …
Statoil: Acquires Roughly 12% of Ludin Petroleum
Statoil ASA has acquired 37,101, 561 shares in Lundin Petroleum AB (publ.), corresponding to 11.93 percent of the shares and votes, at a total purchase price of approximately SEK 4.6 billion. The investment in Lundin Petroleum will increase Statoil’s indirect exposure to core assets on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (“NCS”). …
Statoil Committed to End Routine Flaring by 2030
Statoil and several other oil companies and nations joined together today to commit, for the first time, to end the practice of routine gas flaring at oil production sites by 2030. CEO Eldar Sætre represented Statoil at the signing at the World Bank in Washington together with Norwegian foreign minister …
Statoil: Anders Opedal Appointed COO
Anders Opedal is appointed executive vice president and takes on a new position as chief operating officer (COO) in the corporate executive committee (CEC) on 1 April. Opedal will be responsible the corporate improvement programmes and for driving operational efficiency across Statoil‘s business areas. “I am pleased to announce that …