On June 18, Equinor ASA fell 4.9% in regular trading, trading at $32.115/share, with turnover of approximately $87.1 million. The decline was driven by a sharp drop in international crude oil prices that weighed heavily on the broader energy sector.

WTI crude oil fell 2.3% to $75.06 per barrel, while Brent crude dropped 1.5% to $78.39 per barrel. The State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF declined 0.6% in pre-market trading. Among peers, BP fell 3.19%, Occidental dropped 3.02%, Exxon Mobil declined 2.73%, Shell lost 2.46%, and Chevron fell 2.44%, reflecting broad-based sector weakness.

On the company-specific front, Equinor announced the development concept for the Ringvei Vest project in the Norwegian North Sea, expected to contribute approximately 240 million barrels of oil equivalent. The company also recently doubled its share buyback program to $3 billion for the year and guided for production growth to 2.3 million boe/day by 2030. However, oil price headwinds dominated short-term price action.

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