BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 28. Norway’s Equinor
reported a generally positive safety trend in 2025, with notable
improvements recorded toward the end of the year, despite a high
level of operational activity across its portfolio, Trend reports.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the company’s serious incident
frequency (SIF) per million hours worked fell to 0.21, down from
0.30 at the end of 2024. The metric includes serious personal
injuries.
The total recordable injury frequency (TRIF) stood at 2.3 per
million hours worked in 2025, unchanged from the previous year.
Equinor also recorded six oil and gas leaks during the year,
compared with seven in 2024. The leaks were classified according to
severity based on discharge rates. The company reported no
incidents with major accident potential in 2025.
Operational activity remained high throughout the year, with a
significant number of hours worked at the Mongstad facility, the
Hammerfest LNG processing plant on Melkøya, and the Empire Wind
offshore wind project in the United States.
Preventive security measures continued to play a central role in
Equinor’s risk management approach. From 2025, security barriers
were formally incorporated into the company’s framework for major
accident prevention. The implementation of the Security Act was
also integrated into Equinor’s safety efforts, reinforcing what the
company described as a strong safety culture.
Equinor said it continues to work closely with other operators
and suppliers through its “Always Safe” annual program, aimed at
strengthening awareness of factors that contribute to safe
operations. The focus for the first quarter of 2026 will be the
prevention of major accidents and hydrocarbon leaks.
