Summer Internship Programme 2027 Norway - Petroleum Engineering & Geosciences

Equinor; New Jersey; On-site; USD 20,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Equinor offers a summer internship for students seeking hands-on experience across oil, gas, renewables and low carbon solutions. You will gain broad exposure to operations and strategy while developing the skills needed for your studies and future career.

You will work with industry experts, participate in learning sessions, and build your network within Equinor. Candidates should be pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s or Ph.D. and demonstrate strong academics and English proficiency.

Qualifications

• Currently studying for a bachelor’s, master's, or Ph.D. and maintaining a good academic record.
• Fluent in English.
• No more than two years of relevant full-time work experience.
• At least two years of higher education completed before internship starts.
• At least one year of higher education left after internship ends.

Responsibilities

• Work on real tasks and projects with your Equinor team.
• Learn from industry experts within your field of study.
• Join sessions covering our business areas, energy markets and strategy.
• Engage in development sessions to support personal growth and career development.
• Grow your network and build relationships across Equinor.

Skills

English fluency

Communication

Teamwork

Adaptability

Curiosity

Education

Bachelor/Master/PhD student

Job description

What does the internship involve?

If you’re a student interested in a career in Equinor, our summer internship enables you to gain highly relevant hands‑on experience in your chosen discipline.

Our goal is to invest in the next generations. The internship will give you a broad understanding of our operations and strategy across all our key areas: oil, gas, renewables and low carbon solutions.

What’s more, it will give you the experience and skills you need in your studies and future career. We believe that the future belongs to those who can transform the way we power the world and hope you will help us achieve that.

Discipline Insights

• Drilling & Well (Bergen, Harstad, Stavanger, Stjørdal)


• Subsurface: Geosciences (Bergen, Harstad, Stavanger, Stjørdal, Trondheim, Oslo)


• Subsurface: Data & Digital (Bergen, Harstad, Oslo, Stavanger, Stjørdal, Trondheim)


• Subsurface: Reservoir Production (Bergen, Oslo, Harstad, Stavanger, Stjørdal, Trondheim)

Find Out More About The Different Disciplines Here

https://www.equinor.com/careers/petroleum-engineering-and-geosciences

Here’s What We Expect From You

We welcome a diverse range of backgrounds to our summer internship programme, valuing a blend of skills and academic achievements. However, there are specific qualities and requirements we consider essential for success:

Qualities

• You identify with the values that guide our decisions and help us succeed and grow; open, collaborative, courageous and caring.


• You live by our safety and security expectations, contributing to our zero-harm culture.


• You communicate well, facilitate collaboration, influence stakeholders, and contribute to a diverse and inclusive culture.


• You adapt to change, embrace new technology, and perform in a digitally enabled environment.


• You demonstrate a curious mind and the ability to solve problems, innovate, and identify new ways of delivering on our objectives.


• You have a global mindset and navigate well in multicultural environments.

Skills And Academic Requirements

• You are currently studying for a bachelor’s degree, master's or Ph.D. and you have a good academic record


• You are fluent in English


• You have no more than two years of relevant full-time work experience


• You have completed at least two years of higher education before the internship starts


• You have at least one year of higher education left after the internship ends


• Extracurricular activities and/or voluntary work are an advantage.

What we can offer you

A summer internship is an ideal opportunity for you to get to know Equinor, our people, culture, and the way we work.

During Your Internship You Will

• Work on real tasks and projects together with your team


• Learn from industry experts within you field of study


• Join learning sessions covering our business areas, the energy markets and our strategy


• Engage in development sessions designed to support your personal growth and career development


• Grow your network and build relationships across Equinor


• Get a clearer view of your future career path in a leading energy company

It is not just an internship, it is a chance to explore what the future of energy could look like, and your role in shaping it.

Equal opportunities for everyone

Equinor is an equal‑opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions, which includes hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, termination and training, without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, veteran status, or any other protected status.

As part of this commitment, reasonable adjustments will be made during the recruitment process for candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions. If you have any specific requirements, please clarify this in your application and our team will be in contact to see how we can support your needs.

We also believe everyone should be paid fairly and consistently for their contribution to our collective success. To ensure fairness and transparency, positions at Equinor are evaluated using our global job architecture based on the position’s responsibilities, complexity, and impact, and regularly reviewed to ensure consistency and alignment across the organisation.

Important notes about your application process

• Prepare your application documents

When applying, please make sure you have the following documents ready:

• CV / résumé in English


• Official transcript(s) of records


• If you are still studying – Please upload an unofficial or temporary transcript of your current studies.

Applicationssubmittedwithout the required documents cannot be considered.

• Important informationabout transcripts and grading

As part of the application, you will be asked to provide your average grade.This must be supported by your official transcripts of records.

Please ensure that all relevant transcripts are available before starting your application, as they will be used to verify your academic results.

Application limits and discipline selection

Our Summer Internship recruitment is organized into different job adverts, each grouping together related disciplines. When applying to a job advert, you will be asked to select your preferred discipline(s) from those listed.

The total number of disciplines you select across all applications in the same country cannot exceed two. Applying to multiple job adverts does not increase the number of disciplines you can be considered for.

This Means You Can

• select two disciplines within the same job advert, or


• apply to two different job adverts and select one discipline in each

Application integrity and accounts

To ensure a fair and transparent recruitment process, each candidate is allowed to have only one account.

Creating multiple accounts, resubmitting applications after rejection, or attempting to bypass assessment results in disqualification of all related applications.

If you need to correct or update your application, please contact us via the contact form.

Communication and email settings

To make sure you receive all updates about your application, please add [e-mail] to your safe senders or whitelist in your email settings.

If your email provider allows it, adding the entire [e-mail] is recommended.

Verification and transparency

You are expected to openly offer all relevant information about yourself during the recruitment process. All temporary hires will be screened using relevant sanctions lists to ensure compliance with sanctions laws.

Work location and relocation

It is also important to note that as interns are expected to carry out their daily work within their country of employment. Please also be aware that we do not provide relocation support for summer internship. However, we do offer support to roles based in Harstad and Hammerfest.

Right to work and employment eligibility

You must make sure you have the necessary work permit for the country to which you are applying. Your work permit must be valid at the point of application and for the duration of your employment. Please note that Equinor does not support, or sponsor work permits or visas for internship applications. If you want to know more about your right to work, please refer to policies of the national authorities in the country where you intend to seek employment.

About Equinor

Equinor is an international energy company headquartered in Norway, energising the lives of 170 million people worldwide. Our ambition is to be a leading company in the energy transition and achieve net zero by 2050. Our task is enormous: supplying the world with the energy it needs, while lowering emissions to the atmosphere. To achieve it, we are looking for like-minded people to join our team of 25,000 colleagues working in more than 20 countries. We’re up for the challenge. Are you?