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Equinor at centre of security storm over deals with Chinese drilling giant - Upstream Online

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Equinor at centre of security storm over deals with Chinese drilling giant | Upstream Online

Norways’ Equinor is at the centre of a security row after it was revealed it did not involve the country’s intelligence and security services when awarding major rig contracts to Chinese offshore drilling giant China Oilfield Service Ltd (COSL).

There are also questions over whether the state-controlled energy giant has granted the Chinese company access to sensitive information about Norways’ subsea infrastructure.

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