Country President at Equinor (ex-Statoil) in China visited Hainan IEDB

On the morning of January 19, 2022, Ji Guohui, Deputy Director General of Hainan Provincial Bureau of International Economic Development (Hainan IEDB), together with his staff, met with Marc Courtemanche, Country President at Equinor (ex-Statoil). Both sides discussed the business investment layout in Hainan.

1. Ji Guohui: Hainan is attracting the attention of global investors, and enterprises are actively investing in Hainan

On December 24, 2021, after the two sides met at the Norwegian Embassy in Beijing, Equinor came to Hainan for the second meeting at the invitation of Hainan IEDB.

Ji Guohui, Deputy Director General of the Bureau, welcomed Marc Courtemanche and his delegation, and introduced in detail the development prospect, preferential policy system arrangement and “3+1” key industries of Hainan Free Trade Port based on actual cases.

Ji Guohui, said that after the announcement of the overall plan for the Hainan Free Trade Port, Hainan is attracting the attention of global investors, domestic and foreign enterprises flocked to Hainan, actively investing in the layout.

2. Marc Courtemanche: Continue to pay attention to Hainan’s renewable energy market and deepen cooperation

In recent years, Equinor began to transform from an oil and gas company to a diversified energy company, and actively explored the global market, gradually expanding its business into the new energy field.

Equinor not only supplies the world with oil and gas, but also, increasingly, renewable energy.

“”Nor” stands for Northern Europe, where we have our roots; And “Equi” stands for balance in the energy mix.”

Marc Courtemanche said that Hainan has unique advantages in renewable energy, and Equinor will continue to pay attention to Hainan’s renewable energy market and actively look for market cooperation opportunities to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results based on the good cooperation with Hainan in the past.

Source: IEDB