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Best Energy Companies in Stavanger, Norway

The 48 best Energy companies in Stavanger, Norway in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Origo Exploration.

48companies tracked
$986.7Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
11have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ENERGY × STAVANGER

Our analysis of 441 Energy companies

$135.1b in tracked funding; 76% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

441companies analysed
76%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
8unicorns
2013median founding year
1.2Mcombined LinkedIn audience
96%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Energy companies in Stavanger

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Origo Exploration
Exploration and production of oil and gas
$525M143 mo agoAcquiredSvein Ilebekk
Founder & CEO
2014———
2Wellesley
Norwegian oil and gas exploration and development operator
$250M133 mo agoPublicPaula Johnson
CEO & President
2015———
3Revus Energy
Oil and gas exploration and production company
$154M218 mo agoAcquiredWalter Sognnes
Co-Founder
2002———
4Longboat Energy
Provider of oil & gas exploration and production services
$49M61 mo agoPublicJonathan Cooper
Founder
2019———
5Norsk Renewables
Developer of solar energy projects
$6M29 mo agoSeries ALars Helvig
Co-Founder
2017WebflowMicrosoft 365jsDelivr+9—1 partnership
6Geomec
Software solutions for subsurface injection
$3M119 mo agoSeries AJarle Steen Stueflotten
Co-Founder
2002———
7Offshore Kinetics
Provider of offshore wind sector, combining proven technology and extensive experience in the industry
$124K102 mo agoFunding Raised—2009———
8Windmaster Technologies
Developer of remote sensing solutions for wind, wake, turbulence, and precipitation
$55K127 mo agoFunding RaisedPhilip Durnford
Founder
2010———
9Prosafe
Prosafe provides semi-submersible accommodation and vessel services.
—33 mo agoPublicJesper Kragh Andresen
CEO
1997WordPressMySQLPHP+22——
10Equinor
Energy production company
—57 mo agoPublicEldar Saetre
CEO
1972Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Microsoft ASP.NET+13—1 partnership · 1 expansion
11Lyse
Provider of electricity, internet, television, electric vehicle chargers, and heat pumps
—99 mo agoFunding Raised—1998SanityTurbopackstyled-components+23——
12Wellgrab
Fishing tools provider for oil & gas industries
—102 mo agoSeedStian Krag
CEO
2002—15 patents
Downhole fishing tools and force‑transferring wellbore connectors for drilling operations.
—
13Spike Exploration
Exploration and Production Company Focused on Norwegian and UK continental shelves
—169 mo agoDeadpooled—2012———
14Solveig Gas Norway
Provider of oil & natural gas exploration and transmission services
—181 mo agoAcquiredTrygve Pedersen
CEO
2011———
15Add Energy
Well engineering, completion, servicing & abandonment services provider
——AcquiredOle Rygg
CEO
2008—11 patents
Relief-well injection spool systems for emergency well control in oil & gas
—

Top 12 Energy companies in Stavanger

#1
Series A · Stavanger, Rogaland · founded 2017
$6.4Mraised
▾

Norsk Renewables is a Norway-based renewable energy provider, formerly known as Norsk Solar, focused on making the shift to renewable energy effortless. They are vertically integrated and operate independently as an independent power producer. Their efforts include developing, financing, building, owning, and operating solar projects.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 10k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. SolarAfrica Energy) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2024Series A$3.4M
  • Apr 2021Seed$2.9M
Founders & team
Lars HelvigCo-FounderTorbjorn Elliot Kirkeby-GarstadChief Executive Officer
Investors
AV Group
Tech stack
CloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesHstsHttp/3
#2
Public · Stavanger, Rogaland · founded 2019 · 18 employees
$48.6Mraised
▾

Provider of oil & gas exploration and production services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers · 48 engagements/post (1.8× cohort median)
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2021Post IPO$48.6M
Founders & team
Jonathan CooperFounderHelge HammerFounder & CEOGraham StewartFounder
#3
Acquired · Stavanger, Rogaland · founded 2014
$525Mraised
▾

Origo Exploration is a Norway-based company focused on exploration and production of oil and gas. The company's operations are focused on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and the UK Shelf. The company has been acquired by DNO in May 2017.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2014PE$525M
Founders & team
Svein IlebekkFounder & CEO
Investors
Riverstone Holdings, Barclays Natural Resource Investments, Temasek, Riverstone Energy
#4
Public · Stavanger, Rogaland · founded 2015 · 52 employees
$250Mraised
▾

Norwegian oil and gas exploration and development operator. This company explores for and develops oil and gas resources, focusing on low-CO2 emissions. It operates and participates in drilling projects, building a portfolio of development projects. The company aims to provide a secure supply of hydrocarbons while minimizing environmental impact. Its operational approach emphasizes efficiency and the implementation of new technologies to enhance drilling operations and reduce environmental footprint. The company's strategy involves securing and developing oil and gas assets to meet energy demands.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2015PE$250M
Founders & team
Paula JohnsonCEO & President
Investors
Bluewater
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpYoast SeoUnpkgSlick
#5
Acquired · Stavanger, Rogaland · founded 2002 · 36 employees
$154Mraised
▾

Revus Energy was a Norway-based oil and gas exploration and production company. The company's operations were focused on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The company was acquired by Wintershall in 2008.

Funding rounds
  • May 2008Post IPO$73M
  • Dec 2007Post IPO$81M
Founders & team
Walter SognnesCo-Founder
Investors
HitecVision
#6
Series A · Stavanger, Rogaland · founded 2002 · 6 employees
$2.6Mraised
▾

Geomec is a Norwegian company focused on providing software solutions and subsurface injection services to the oil and gas companies. The company's solution GeoTool Inject is a monitoring and analysis software for disposal, pressure-support and shale-stimulation injection wells.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2016Series A$2.6M
  • Jan 2015Grant (prize money)$228.2K
  • Dec 2013Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Jarle Steen StueflottenCo-Founder
Investors
Gov, Aramco Ventures, Norwegian Research Council
Tech stack
VarnishApache Http ServerGoogle Font ApiOpen Graph
#7
Funding Raised · Stavanger, Rogaland · founded 2009 · 3 employees
$124.1Kraised
▾

Offshore Kinetics is an innovative Norwegian SME operating in the offshore wind sector. They combine proven technology with extensive experience in offshore oil and gas to develop and commercialize solutions for the offshore wind market. They aim to upscale and demonstrate their solutions in the industry.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2018Grant (prize money)$62K
  • Aug 2017Grant (prize money)$62.1K
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa
#8
Funding Raised · Stavanger, Rogaland · founded 2010 · 2 employees
$54.6Kraised
▾

Developer of remote sensing solutions for wind, wake, turbulence, and precipitation. The company focuses on creating custom remote sensing solutions. It offers prototyping, technology verification, and the development of processing algorithms and software.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2015Grant (prize money)$54.6K
Founders & team
Philip DurnfordFounder
Investors
EIC Fund
#9
Public · Stavanger, Rogaland · founded 1997
—raised
▾

Owner and operator of semi-submersible accommodation vessels. It provides accommodation for offshore operations, offering high-quality welfare and catering facilities, storage, workshops, offices, and medical services. The vessels are equipped with deck cranes, lifesaving, and firefighting equipment, and are designed for use in demanding offshore environments. The company has a proven track record of operational efficiency and strong safety performance.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 53k LinkedIn followers — 4.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Jesper Kragh AndresenCEOTerje AskvigChief Executive Officer
#10
Public · Stavanger, Rogaland · founded 1972 · 20245 employees
—raised
▾

Equinor is an energy production company. Its products include petroleum, natural gas, petrochemicals & electrical power. It provides services to individuals & business. It operates in 36 countries. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $141.92B and a net profit of $28.98B.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1.1M LinkedIn followers — 90.2% of this cohort's audience · 496 engagements/post (18.7× cohort median)
Activity: 1 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. Transocean) announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Ingunn SvegardenEldar SaetreCEO
Investors
Europa, Public Investment Fund, Chappal
Tech stack
AlgoliaApple Icloud MailAzureBootstrapCookiebotCore-Js
#11
Funding Raised · Stavanger, Rogaland · founded 1998 · 294 employees
—raised
▾

Provider of electricity, internet, television, electric vehicle chargers, and heat pumps. They offer various electricity plans and related services for residential customers. Internet and television packages are available through Altibox. The company also provides electric vehicle chargers and heat pumps, with options for payment plans.

Investors
Europa
Tech stack
ApolloApple Icloud MailAzureAzure Edge NetworkAzure MonitorCloudflare
#12
Seed · Stavanger, Rogaland · founded 2002 · 5 employees
—raised
▾

Fishing tools provider for oil & gas industries

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2018Seed—
Founders & team
Stian KragCEO
Investors
ProVenture
Tech stack
WebflowJsdelivrJqueryGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api

Funding & investor landscape

$986.7Mtotal disclosed funding
8companies funded
12disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
HitecVision5 rounds
Valinor5 rounds
Europa3 rounds
EIC Fund2 rounds
ProVenture2 rounds
AV Group1 rounds
Annapurna1 rounds
Aramco Ventures1 rounds
Barclays Natural Resource Investments1 rounds
Bluewater1 rounds

Notable founders

Lars Helvig
Co-Founder · Norsk Renewables
Torbjorn Elliot Kirkeby-Garstad
Chief Executive Officer · Norsk Renewables
Jonathan Cooper
Founder · Longboat Energy
Helge Hammer
Founder & CEO · Longboat Energy
Svein Ilebekk
Founder & CEO · Origo Exploration
Paula Johnson
CEO & President · Wellesley
Walter Sognnes
Co-Founder · Revus Energy
Jarle Steen Stueflotten
Co-Founder · Geomec
Philip Durnford
Founder · Windmaster Technologies
Jesper Kragh Andresen
CEO · Prosafe
Terje Askvig
Chief Executive Officer · Prosafe
Ingunn Svegarden
· Equinor
Prism market signals · Norway · country-scoped Prism corpus, 757,739 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Energy coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Norway

How research on Grid Energy Storage is moving in Norway

A read on the academic research around Grid Energy Storage — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 269 Norway-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
202320252026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 58% → 62% across 2023–2026.
top research entities
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology78
  • SINTEF62
  • University of South-Eastern Norway19
  • University of Oslo12
  • Institute for Energy Technology9
leading researchers
Magnus Korpås · Elisabetta Tedeschi · Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban · Sverre Stefanussen Foslie · René Barrera-Cárdenas · Salvatore D’Arco · Truls Gundersen · Julian Straus
▲ Breakthroughs60 · 22%
▲ 0%→23% share
1 median citations98% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→23% of field), led by Electrochemistry.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Electrochemistry1→5
Newly emergingPower (physics) 0→10 · Battery (electricity) 0→9 · Renewable energy 0→9
Landmark Current progress in black phosphorus materials and their applications in electrochemical energy storage · 229 cites
◆ Advancements139 · 52%
▲ 0%→53% share
1 median citations99% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (0%→53% of field), led by Renewable energy.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Renewable energy36
  • Battery (electricity)32
  • Thermal energy storage24
  • Power (physics)20
  • Process engineering18
Newly emergingRenewable energy 0→36 · Battery (electricity) 0→30 · Thermal energy storage 0→24
Landmark Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Energy Storage Arbitrage With Accurate Lithium-Ion Battery Degradation Model · 300 cites
▼ Concerns39 · 14%
▲ 0%→14% share
1 median citations95% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (0%→14% of field), led by Battery (electricity).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Battery (electricity)1→10
Newly emergingRenewable energy 0→12 · Wind power 0→5
Landmark Machine learning: Accelerating materials development for energy storage and conversion · 355 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Norway

Where energy storage is researched across Norway

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Trondheim132 · +0.42
Hot · Energy (signal processing)Advancing · ThermalOpportunity · Power (physics)Concern · Battery (electricity)
Kongsberg19 · +0.68
Hot · MicrogridAdvancing · Photovoltaic systemOpportunity · Renewable energy
Stavanger14 · +0.35
Hot · Renewable energyAdvancing · Power (physics)Opportunity · Battery (electricity)
Oslo12 · +0.29
Hot · Renewable energyOpportunity · Anode
Lillestrøm11 · +0.27
Hot · Battery (electricity)Opportunity · Hydrogen storage
Kristiansand10 · +0.61
Hot · Power (physics)Advancing · Battery (electricity)Opportunity · Renewable energy
Bergen9 · +0.58
Hot · Battery (electricity)Advancing · ElectrochemistryOpportunity · Flow battery
Ås6 · +0.45
Opportunity · Modular design
Tromsø5 · +0.40
Opportunity · Battery (electricity)

Common questions

How many Energy companies are there in Stavanger, Norway?
Radar tracks 48 indexable Energy companies headquartered in Stavanger, Norway that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Energy companies in Stavanger, Norway?
The Energy companies in Stavanger, Norway on this list have raised a combined $986.7M in disclosed equity funding across 8 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Energy company in Stavanger, Norway?
Origo Exploration is the highest-funded Energy company in Stavanger, Norway, with $525M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Energy companies in Stavanger, Norway are funded?
8 of the 48 Energy companies in Stavanger, Norway on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Energy unicorns are there in Stavanger, Norway?
None of the Energy companies in Stavanger, Norway on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Stavanger, Norway Energy companies?
The most active investors in Stavanger, Norway Energy companies on this list include HitecVision, Valinor, Europa, EIC Fund, ProVenture.
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