a major supplier of natural gas to the European market, and one of the world's leading producers of crude oil

an integrated oil and gas company with substantial international activities

Statoil (, ) is a Norwegian petroleum company established in 1972. It is the largest petroleum company in the Nordic countries and Norway's largest company. While Statoil is listed on both the Oslo Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange, the Norwegian state still holds majority ownership, with 70.9%.