Equinor UK news

Equinor is pleased to renew its Platinum Business Sponsorship of Energy Central Campus (ECC) for another year, reaffirming our commitment to supporting the development of the skilled workforce needed for the clean energy transition.

Equinor and Shell have completed a deal to combine their UK offshore oil and gas operations to form a new company. Adura, which launched today, will be the UK North Sea’s largest independent producer.

Dogger Bank Wind Farm and delivery partner Seaway7 have installed all 277 transition pieces on Dogger Bank Wind Farm, marking the completion of all foundation installation work on the 3-phase offshore wind project in the North Sea.

An independent report published today reveals that Dogger Bank Wind Farm, which will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm once fully operational, will boost the UK economy by £6.1 billion during its lifetime and support thousands of UK jobs over the next three decades.

Equinor and Shell announce the appointment of Neil McCulloch as Chief Executive Officer and Nicoletta Giadrossi as Chair of their offshore UK Incorporated Joint Venture, Adura.

The name of the UK North Sea’s largest independent oil and gas producer has been revealed today, marking a major milestone in the creation of the new company.

Equinor has been awarded seabed rights off the coast of South Wales and South West England, a new offshore wind area in the UK.

2025 marks 25 years of offshore wind in the UK. Since the first turbine was installed in Blyth in 2000, the UK has become a global offshore wind leader with around 15GW of installed capacity. The UK’s ambitious target of achieving Clean Power by 2030 (CP2030) and 43-50GW of offshore wind signals to investors that the UK is open for business when it comes to clean energy.

Equinor and Centrica sign long-term gas sales agreement of 55 TWh of natural gas per year (around 5 billion cubic meters - bcm) for a period of 10 years starting 1 October 2025 at terms reflecting market prices. The total contract value would be around £20 billion assuming current prices.

Located in the iconic building known as The Mo on Sheringham’s East Promenade, the Visitor Centre first opened in early 2011; since then, it has established itself as an important Norfolk visitor attraction and learning centre, having welcomed some 150,000 visitors over the last 14 years.

Equinor is supporting the River Dee Trust, a charity which ensures that children from deprived areas in Aberdeen city and shire can access and enjoy the nature on their doorstep.

School pupils across Shetland will gain deeper insights into the world of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) thanks to a collaboration between Equinor and the public sector.

Equinor UK has joined POWERful Women’s Energy Leaders’ Coalition to help drive better female representation and inclusive workplaces within the energy sector.

Partners have agreed to bring the two projects under a joint ownership structure in one legal entity, subject to regulatory approvals being obtained before closing. The projects are extensions to the operational Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farms, which currently power around 710,000 UK homes.

Agreement charters second turbine installation vessel for ongoing delivery of Dogger Bank

Equinor, alongside project partners, has announced financial close after taking a Final Investment Decision (FID) to progress to execution phase on two of the UK’s first carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in Teesside, the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) and Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power).