Earnings Release • Oct 27, 2021
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Ulrica Fearn Chief Financial Officer
27 October 2021


2 | 3rd quarter results 2021

Serious incidents and near-misses per million hours worked 12-month average.

Personal injuries requiring medical treatment per million hours worked 12-months average.

Number of leakages with rate above 0.1 kg/second during the past 12 months.


| 3Q 2021 Million USD |
1,409 | 9,567 | 204 | 9,771 | (6,994) | 2,777 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | Reported nol |
Adjustments | Adjusted earnings |
Tax on adjusted earnings |
Adjusted earnings after tax |
|
| 3Q 2020 Million USD |
(2,124) | (2,019) | 2,799 | 780 | (509) | 271 |

| 2012 | generation prioritization |
E&P USA Continued strong cash flow despite hurricane impact Stable underlying production2 Benefits from sustained cost focus |
MMP Significant effect of derivatives, will impact 4Q 2021 and 1Q 2022 Solid results North America ದಿಂದ ನಿರ್ವ No production from Hammerfest LNG |
REN - Below seasonal average wind - Good progress in maturing the portfolio Change in the policy for adjusted earnings |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre tax | After tax | Pre tax | After tax | Pre tax | After tax | Pre tax | After tax | Pre tax | After tax |
| 6,160 | 1,700 | 556 | 378 | 288 | 285 | 2,187 | 428 | (28) | (22) |
| 773 | 414 | (104) | (17) | (193) | (193) | 262 | 22 | 15 | 14 |
| E&P Norway Strongest result since 1Q Solid production efficiency Optimising gas production Stable underlying unit costs1 |
E&P International Strong result and solid cash Ongoing portfolio More focused exploration with lower activity |
Unit cost, adjusted for currency, royalties, portfolio changes and one-off effects
Excluding divestments


Production and portfolio updates

Empire Wind milestone selection of wind turbine contractor
Establishing new operating center in UK

Adjusted, excluding IFRS16 impact.

| 2020-21 | ~2 | percent |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ~8 | billion USD |
| 2021-22 | 9-10 | billion USD |
| 2023-24 | ~12 | billion USD |


| Adjusted earnings Pre tax, Million USD |
E&P Norway | E&P International | E&P USA | MMP | REN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3Q 21 | 6,760 | 556 | 288 | 2,187 | (28) | |
| 3Q 20 | 773 | (104) | (193) | 262 | 15 | |
| IFRS NOI Pre tax, Million USD |
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| 3Q 21 | 7,846 | 534 | 244 | 924 | (27) | |
| 3Q 20 | 431 | (1,328) | (1,606) | 551 | 15 | |

This presentation contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. In some cases, we use words such as "ambition", "could", "estimate", "intend", "expect", "believe", "ikely", "may", "outlook", "plan", "strategy", "will", "guidance", "targets", and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. include all statements other than statements of historical fact, including, among others, statements reguinor's plans, intentions, aims, ambitions and expectations, including with respect to the Covid-19 pandemic and its impacts, consequences and risks; Equinor's response to the Covid-19 pandemic, including measures to protect people, operations and value creation, operating costs and assumptions the commitment to develop as a broad energy company; the ambition to be a leader in the energy transition; future finance, including cash flow and liquidity; accounting policies; plans to develop fields and increase gas exports; expectations regarding development of renewables projects, CCUS and hydrogen businesses; market outlook and future economic projections and assumptions, including commodity price assumptions and changes in tax regimes; organic capital expenditures through 2024; estimates regarding production; ambition to keep unit of production cost in the top quartile of our peer group; scheduled maintenance activity and the effects on equity production thereof, completions and disposals; expected amount and timing of dividend payments and the implementation of our share buy-back programme; and provisions and contingent liabilities. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements for many reasons.
These forward-looking statements reflect current views about future events and are, by their nature, subject to significant risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, including levels of industry product supply, demand and pricing, in particular in light of the uncertainty regarding demand created by the Covid-19 pandemic and oil price volatility triggered, among other things, by the changing dynamic among OPEC+ members; levels and calculations of reserves and material differences from reserves estimates; natural disasters, adverse weather conditions, climate change, and other changes to business conditions; regulatory stability and access to attractive renewable opportunities; unsuccessful drilling; operational problems, in particular in light of quarantine rules and social distancing requirements triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic; health, safety
and environmental risks; impact of the Covid-19 pandemic; the effects of climate chang; security breaches, including breaches of our digital infrastructure (cybersecurity); ineffectiveness of crisis management systems; the actions of competitors; the development and use of new technology, particularly in the renewable energy sector; inability to meet strategic objectives involving transportation infrastructure; political and social stability and economic growth in relevant areas of the world; reputational damage; exercise of ownership by the Norwegian state; an inability to attract and retain personnel, risks related to implementing a new corporate structure, inadequate insurance coverage; changes or uncertainty in or non-compliance with laws and governmental regulations; the actions of the Norwegian state as majority shareholder; failure to meet our ethical and social standards; the political and economic policies of Norway and other oil-producing countries; non-compliance with international trade sanctions of field partners; adverse changes in tax regimes; exchange rate and interest rate fluctuations; factors relating supply and financial risk; general economic conditions; and other in this report. Additional information, including information on factors that may affect Equinor's business, is contained in Equinor's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (including section 2.12 Risk review - Risk factors thereof). Equinor's 2020 Annual Report and Form 20-F is available at Equinor's website www.equinor.com.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that our future results, level of activity, performance or achievements will meet these expectations. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and, except as required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to update any of these statements after the date of this report, either to make them conform to actual results or changes in our expectations.
We use certain terms in this document, such as "resources" that the SEC's rules prohibit us from including in our filings with the SEC. U.S. investors are urged to closely consider the disclosures in our Form 20-F, SEC File No. 1-15200. This form is available on our website or by calling 1-800-SEC-0330 or logging on to www.sec.gov

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| Lars Valdresbråten | IR Officer | [email protected] | +47 40 28 17 89 |
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| Amberley Doskey | IR Officer | [email protected] | +44 758 468 1246 |
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