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OMV acquires stake in Gullfaks

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On October 31, 2013, the Gullfaks license gained a new stakeholder: the Austrian oil company OMV acquired a 19% share.
— Symbol of a major money transfer – OMV's billion-kroner purchase of shares in Gullfaks. Photo: Equinor
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On October 31, 2013, the Gullfaks license gained a new stakeholder: the Austrian oil company OMV acquired a 19% share.

Established in 1956, OMV is an Austrian oil and gas company that also engages in petrochemical production. By 2013, the company operated in 16 countries and was the largest listed company on the Austrian stock exchange.

OMV entered the Norwegian market in 2006, opening offices in Stavanger in 2007. Over the following years, the company gradually acquired stakes in selected licenses.

During its early years in Norway, OMV secured stakes in Zidane (20%), Aasta Hansteen (15%), and Edvard Grieg (20%).[REMOVE]Fotnote: Øvrebek. H (29.10.13) Går fra oljeboring i potetåkre til Arktis. Stavanger Aftanblad  s. 16

By 2013, the year it joined the Gullfa

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Published 19. December 2024   •   Updated 17. November 2025

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