EX-12 14 exhibit122.htm EXHIBIT 12.2 RULE 13A-14(A) CERTIFICATION OF THE CFO exhibit122
 
I, Torgrim Reitan,
 
certify that:
 
1.
 
I have reviewed this Annual report on Form 20-F of Equinor ASA;
 
2.
 
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material
 
fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
 
statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.
 
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included
 
in this report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as
 
of, and for, the periods
presented in this report;
 
4.
 
The company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control
 
over financial reporting (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have:
 
(a)
 
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
 
procedures to be
designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during
 
the period in
which this report is being prepared;
 
(b)
 
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial
 
reporting to
be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
 
of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
 
accepted
accounting principles;
 
(c)
 
Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
(d)
 
Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred
 
during
the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
 
affect, the
company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.
 
The company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent functions):
 
(a)
 
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial
reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and
report financial information; and
 
(b)
 
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
 
have a significant role in
the company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
Date:
 
23 March 2023
By:
 
/s/ _
Torgrim Reitan____________
 
___
Name:
 
Torgrim Reitan
Title:
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer