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Equinor ASA

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Remarks: * = If a date is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies that the date is not confirmed.

1972-09-18 00:00:00.0 Regular founding

Name
Statoil ASA

Short name
STATOIL

Affiliations
Fully state owned limited company

Hierarchical level
Highest level

COFOG
04 Economic affairs

Superior body
Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts

Main affiliation category
National single organization (without subordinated units)

Located
1103

Statoil was formed in 1972 by a decision of the Norwegian parliament. Statoil was incorporated as a limited liability company under the name Den norske stats oljeselskap AS on 18 September 1972. As a company wholly owned by the Norwegian State, Statoil's role was to be the government's commercial instrument in the development of the oil and gas industry in Norway

1978-01-01 00:00:00.0 * New superior organization (horizontal movement)

(The unit has changed superior.)

Superior body
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

1980-01-01 00:00:00.0 Maintenance by absorption

1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Maintenance by reorganization

Related units:
  • State’s Direct Financial Interest (SDFI)

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 No change to unit, but change of superior

(The unit reports to a new superior organization because the previous superior organization was terminated at the same time.)

Superior body
Ministry of Industry and Energy

1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 No change to unit, but change of superior

(The unit reports to a new superior organization because the previous superior organization was terminated at the same time.)

Superior body
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

2001-06-18 00:00:00.0 New form of affiliation/administrative level

(The unit is reorganized and has changed its form of affiliation/administrative level.)

Affiliations
Limited company with private shareholders

Hierarchical level
Highest level

Procedure and documents for this change
Relasjoner

In 2001, the company became a public limited company listed on the Oslo and New York stock exchanges, and it changed its name to Statoil ASA.

2001-06-18 00:00:00.0 * Change of name

Name
Statoil ASA

Short name
Statoil ASA

2004-07-07 00:00:00.0 Maintenance by reorganization

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

2005-02-25 00:00:00.0 Maintenance by reorganization

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 Change of name

Name
* StatoilHydro

Short name
StatoilHydro

2007-10-01 00:00:00.0 Maintenance by reorganization

Procedure and documents for this change
Related units:
  • * Oil and gas division of the Norwegian Hydro (Norsk Hydro)

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

2009-11-02 00:00:00.0 Change of name

Name
Statoil

Short name
Statoil ASA

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

2011-01-01 00:00:00.0 Maintenance by reorganization

Procedure and documents for this change

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

2018-05-15 00:00:00.0 Change of name

Name
Equinor ASA

Short name
Equinor ASA

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

2021-07-01 00:00:00.0 Maintenance by reorganization

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

2022-01-01 00:00:00.0 New superior organization (horizontal movement)

(The unit has changed superior.)

Superior body
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English