Equinor - M&A Summary and Business Overview

Oil/gas ExplorationCompany

Equinor M&A Summary

Equinor has acquired 5 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

Equinor’s largest acquisition to date was in 2011, when it acquired Brigham Exploration Company for $4.4B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2023, when it sold Equinor Energy Ireland to Vermilion Energy for $434M. Equinor has acquired in 2 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include oil/gas exploration (60%) and renewable energy (40%).

Equinor Business Overview

Where is Equinor headquartered?

Equinor is headquartered in Stavanger, Norway.

What is Equinor’s revenue?

Equinor disclosed revenue of 106,848M USD for 2023 and 149,004M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Equinor have?

Equinor has 23,449 employees.

What sector is Equinor in?

Equinor is an oil/gas exploration company.

When was Equinor founded?

Equinor was founded in 1972.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity7
    • M&A Buy Activity5
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4

Equinor

Equinor ASA

Forusbeen 50,
Stavanger, 4035
Norway,
+47 51 99 00 00
www.equinor.com

Equinor is an integrated oil and gas company with operations worldwide. Equinor was founded in 1972 and is based in Stavanger, Norway.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 3 - - 1 1 - 5
vol $5.7B $5.7B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 1 - - - 1 - 2
vol $434M $434M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Rio Energy 2023-07-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · www.rioenergy.com.br
Equinor Energy Ireland Ltd. 2023-04-03 434M USD Divestiture
, Ireland
East Point Energy LLC 2022-07-12 - Add-on Acquisition
Charlottesville, Virginia · www.eastpointenergy.com
Lundin Energy AB 2016-01-04 - Stake Purchase
Stockholm, Sweden · www.lundin-energy.com
Mestilla UAB 2012-12-05 - Sold to Existing Investors
Klaipėda, Lithuania · www.mestilla.lt
Brigham Exploration Company 2011-10-07 4.4B USD Add-on Acquisition
Austin, Texas · www.bexp3d.com
Enduring Resource - South Texas Eagle Ford Assets 2010-12-01 1.3B USD Divestiture
, Texas
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Oil/Gas Exploration 3 (60%) 5.7B (100%) 1 (50%) 434M (100%)
Renewable Energy 2 (40%) - 1 (50%) -
Total 5 $5.7B 2 $434M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 3 5.7B - -
  Texas 2 5.7B - -
  Virginia 1 - - -
Brazil 1 - - -
Ireland - - 1 434M
Lithuania - - 1 -
Sweden 1 - - -
Domestic - - - -
Cross-border 5 (100%) 5.7B (100%) 2 (100%) 434M (100%)
Total 5 $5.7B 2 $434M

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $5.7B
TOTAL $5.7B
Largest Brigham Exploration Company
$4.4B (2011-10-07)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $434M
TOTAL $434M
Largest Equinor Energy Ireland Ltd.
$434M (2023-04-03)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
20%
1 (20%)
Strategic(s)
20%
1 (20%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
50%
1 (50%)

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