At the end of 2007, StatoilHydro had 29,500 employees, of which 11,000 work outside Norway. The merger resulted in almost 5,000 employees being transferred from Hydro to StatoilHydro.
Between February and September 2007, an extensive staffing process was carried out. This gave the company the option of selecting the best for the job and the individual employees a good opportunity to influence their choice of a new job in the merged company.
StatoilHydro is an expertise-based company in which 55% of employees in the parent company have college or university education, and 21% have craft certificates.
StatoilHydro ASA is Norway's biggest company for apprentices and our training of skilled workers maintains a stable and high level. Since the merger, the number of apprentices has increased to 316, spread over the different discipline areas.
