Anders Opedal

President and Chief Executive Officer - Equinor ASA
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Summary

Anders Opedal was born on May 4, 1968[1], in Sauda Municipality[2]. He has worked as a business executive[3], petroleum engineer[4], and chief executive officer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (296 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Norway[7]
  • Position held: chief executive officer[8], chairperson[9]
  • Employer: Equinor ASA[10]
  • Educated at: Heriot-Watt University[11], Norwegian Institute of Technology[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Family name: Opedal[14]
  • Given name: Anders[15]
  • Participant in: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022[16]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Norwegian[17]
  • Affiliation: Equinor ASA[18]
  • Birth name: Anders Opedal[19]
  • Affiliation string: Equinor ASA[20]

FAQs

Where was Anders Opedal born?

Anders Opedal was born in Sauda Municipality[2].

What did Anders Opedal do for work?

Anders Opedal worked as a business executive[3], petroleum engineer[4], and chief executive officer[5].

Where did Anders Opedal go to school?

Anders Opedal was educated at Heriot-Watt University[11] and Norwegian Institute of Technology[12].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . naeringsforeningen.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Norwegian Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Norwegian Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . equinor.com. Retrieved . equinor.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Davos 2022 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Davos 2022 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Davos 2022 Participant List. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Ajarmund · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 1d ago · Ajarmund · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → chief executive officer, chairperson
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  3. 1d ago · Ajarmund · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → business executive, petroleum engineer, chief executive officer
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  4. 2d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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