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- Equinor ASA, a Norwegian multinational energy company, explores, produces, transports, refines and markets petroleum products, natural gas, liquefied natural gas and renewable energy; core offerings include crude oil and natural gas liquids from the Norwegian Continental Shelf and international assets, offshore wind projects such as Empire Wind and Dogger Bank, solar facilities in Europe and Latin America, and low-carbon solutions encompassing carbon capture and storage via Northern Lights, hydrogen production and battery storage; operations span 36 countries with key segments in Exploration & Production Norway, Exploration & Production International including the US, Brazil and UK, Marketing Midstream & Processing, Renewables and low-carbon technologies targeting utilities, industrial users, governments and global energy markets. Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Stavanger, Norway, where the Norwegian government holds a 67% stake managed by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, with international operations led from Fornebu near Oslo. Recent developments include a final investment decision with Shell and TotalEnergies for NOK 7.5 billion phase two expansion of Northern Lights CCS increasing capacity to over 5 million tonnes of CO2 annually; approval of USD 1.29 billion Johan Sverdrup field phase three boosting reserves by 40-50 million barrels of oil equivalent; a 50-50 joint venture with Shell forming the UK's largest independent oil and gas producer incorporating assets like Mariner, Rosebank and Buzzard; acquisition of a USD 2.5 billion stake in Orsted enhancing offshore wind capacity toward 12-16 GW by 2030; partnership with Standard Lithium securing a 45% interest in Arkansas lithium projects and USD 225 million US DOE grant; US asset swaps with EQT strengthening Northern Marcellus gas position; and full ownership of Empire Wind 1 via bp swap with financial close on over USD 3 billion funding.