In the post from the NTNU students who do not want to apply for a job at Equinor, they write that Equinor’s restructuring is going too slowly. We completely agree with that. And that is why we work here. When we were students ourselves, several were critical of the oil and gas industry. And with good reason. This is an industry that contributes to large amounts of CO2 emissions, the most important cause of climate change. But we also realized that one of the best opportunities we have to contribute to finding solutions to the challenges is from within the energy industry. When we were looking for work, Equinor was the answer. Among other things, because Equinor was one of the first oil and gas companies to invest in offshore wind and other pioneering industrial solutions. On the inside, we now see a company with people willing to change who have great potential to contribute to the energy transition. We know we are not alone. According to Universum, Equinor is the company that engineering students most want to work for. And what’s cool about this is that the applicants state a desire to contribute to reducing emissions as an important motivational factor. Since we joined Equinor a few years ago, the world has changed dramatically. The energy crisis in Europe over the past two years has shown us how important reliable energy supply is. We are motivated by seeing how the company grows in renewable energy. At the same time, we are proud to supply energy in the form of oil and gas to Europe and the world with the lowest possible emissions from production. We have an ambition to cut absolute emissions by 50 per cent by 2030. But supplying oil and gas with low emissions is not enough. Society has to go through an enormous change. Part of the challenge is that technology development and scaling of new solutions is too slow. Predictable frameworks must be put in place more quickly and a commercial market for carbon capture, ammonia and hydrogen must mature. Fortunately, we are well underway with several large renewable projects both in Norway and abroad which will contribute to the fact that energy production from renewables will increase considerably in the future from the current 0.13 per cent. As we write this, one of us is visiting the Northern Lights project, which is the world’s first and largest facility for the capture, transport and storage of CO₂. It is motivating to see several good examples of innovative solutions that the world needs more of. Delivering large and ambitious projects is not an easy job. We need wise minds – those who never stop looking for better solutions. We understand that not everyone wants to work in the energy industry, but we hope that those who agree with us that the transition is taking too long will join the team. FOLLOW THE DEBATE:
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In search of solutions – Expression
