• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Alex Grant

Equinor ASA

Head of Business Development Origination & Execution

Alex Grant is currently the head of BD Origination and Execution in Equinor’s Global Strategy and Business Development (GSB) group. He reports to GSB Executive Vice President Al Cook. Alex joined Equinor in 2017. His background is from investment banking having worked on various M&A and financing transactions over the past 18 years, always focussing on the energy space.

Sessions With Alex Grant

Monday, 11 March

  • 07:30pm - 09:00pm (CST) / -

    North Sea: The revival continues
    Panel Oil

    After a record-breaking year for M&A in the North Sea in 2017, and 2018 not far behind on value and with a larger number of deals, 2019 has arrived with no let-up in activity, with a plethora of assets up for grabs and, seemingly, no shortage of interest from buyers. Why invest in this middle-aged arena? Has age diminished its charm, or made it more alluring? Private equity–backed companies have been keen buyers; Have they grown value, and how and when will they exit? Technical and commercial innovation are driving value; How have the “specialists” transformed the landscape? Are we kicking the decommissioning issue down the road?