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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Damian Carrington Environment editor

Norway oil firm sued over alleged links to Israeli firm operating in illegal settlements

Demonstrators protest with banners and loudspeakers in Oslo, Norway.
Demonstrators protest outside Equinor’s autumn conference 2024 in November in Oslo, Norway. Photograph: Stian Lysberg Solum/Reuters

The Norwegian oil company Equinor is being sued over alleged business links to the Israeli energy company Delek Group, which has been flagged by the UN high commissioner for human rights for operating in illegal settlements in Palestinian territory.

A legal complaint being filed on Thursday by Greenpeace Norway claims Equinor has breached Norway’s transparency act by failing to conduct proper due diligence or limit damage from its connection to Delek Group. The act aims to aid companies “in meeting challenges of human rights abuses”.

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