Equinor Deutschland GmbH

About Equinor Deutschland

Equinor Deutschland GmbH is the German subsidiary of the international energy company Equinor ASA, headquartered in Stavanger (Norway). The parent company was founded in 1972 as a Norwegian state-owned company and today has around 25,000 employees in more than 20 countries; the Norwegian state holds 67% of the shares. Equinor has been present in Germany since 1984, initially from Düsseldorf with a focus on gas supply, today with its main focus in East Frisia: In Friedeburg-Etzel, the subsidiary Equinor Storage Deutschland GmbH operates a natural gas storage facility, with further locations in Emden and Berlin. The company supplies Norwegian natural gas to Germany – since 1977 first via the Norpipe pipeline – and is working on CO2 management, hydrogen as well as power generation and energy solutions. In 2025, Equinor achieved a consolidated revenue of around USD 106.5 billion.

Site

Friedeburg-Etzel

Processes

Natural gas supply, CO2 management, Hydrogen, Power generation and energy solutions, Natural gas storage

Founded

1972

Employees

24620

Industries

Energy, Oil and Gas, Renewable Energies / Offshore Wind, Natural Gas Storage

1. 01

   Extraction of oil and gas on the Norwegian continental shelf

2. 02

   Pipeline transport to Germany (among others Norpipe)

3. 03

   Natural gas storage (Etzel)

4. 04

   Gas supply and energy trading

5. 05

   Development of CO2 management, hydrogen and power solutions

Locations

Friedeburg-Etzel

DE

German headquarters / natural gas storage (Equinor Storage Deutschland GmbH)

Emden

DE

Location

Berlin

DE

Office, strategic direction

Inside the production

History

1. 1972

   Founding of Den norske stats oljeselskap (Statoil) as a Norwegian state-owned company, headquartered in Stavanger

2. 1977

   Norwegian natural gas delivered to Germany for the first time via the Norpipe pipeline

3. 1984

   Equinor (then Statoil) present in Germany; focus on gas supply from Düsseldorf

4. 2007

   Merger of Statoil and the oil/gas division of Norsk Hydro to form StatoilHydro

5. 2018

   Renaming of Statoil ASA to Equinor ASA

6. 2026

   Long-term gas supply agreement with Uniper (>30 TWh/year from 2027) and 5-year gas agreement with Eneco/LichtBlick