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Equinor ASA

Business / industry · Energy · HQ: Norway · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Equinor ASA appears in 21 declared MEP meetings (20 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

21
declared meetings
with current MEPs
20
MEPs met
€2.5M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
6.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Equinor is an international energy company committed to long-term value creation in a low-carbon future. Founded in 1972 under the name Den Norske Stats Oljeselskap AS-Statoil (the Norwegian State Oil company), we changed our name to Equinor in 2018. Our purpose is to turn natural resources into energy for people and progress for society. Equinor’s portfolio of projects encompasses oil…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 21 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party838%
Socialists & Democrats629%
Renew Europe419%
Greens/EFA210%
European Conservatives & Reformists15%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (8 in 2025).

2022
4
2023
0
2024
6
2025
8
2026
3

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Dan Nica
2 meetings · S&D
Hilde Vautmans
1 meeting · Renew
Hildegard Bentele
1 meeting · EPP
Michael Bloss
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Jutta Paulus
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
25 Jun 2026Dan NicaEquinor Midsummer Reception
16 Mar 2026Dan NicaDebate “SHAPING EUROPE’S INDUSTRIAL FUTURE: POLICYMAKERS AND INDUSTRY IN CONVERSATION”
29 Jan 2026Michael BlossETS 1 und ETS 2
4 Nov 2025Bruno TobbackPanel Discussion on offshore wind deployment in the North Sea
12 Mar 2025Hilde Vautmanssecurity north sea
11 Mar 2025Andrea WechslerEU Energy and industry policy
7 Mar 2025Jutta PaulusSecurity of Energy Supply
12 Feb 2025Nicolás Pascual de la ParteIntroductory meeting
12 Feb 2025Mika AaltolaEnergy Policy
11 Feb 2025Yannis ManiatisIntroductory Meeting
11 Feb 2025Jan FarskýEnergy cooperation between EU and Norway
21 Nov 2024Niels Flemming HansenEnergy infrastructure
18 Nov 2024Eszter LakosEU energy policy
18 Nov 2024Hildegard BenteleEnergy Policy
16 Oct 2024Sigrid Friisupcoming Commissioner-Designate hearings and shared interests in energy security and green transition

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