Equinor Shakeup Hastens To Move Away From Oil

Norway’s oil major Equinor announced on Monday that its incoming chief executive Anders Opedal – who will replace retiring Eldar Sætre in November – has a mandate from the board of directors to accelerate Equinor’s transition from an oil company to a broad energy company. Opedal, who was last Executive Vice President Technology, Projects and Drilling at Equinor, will assume the CEO role on November 2.   “Equinor is entering a phase of significant change as the world needs to take more forceful action to…