<p>The December 18, 2006 integration agreement between the boards stated that the company would be given a new name at the time of establishment, but the companies have now concluded that it is appropriate to leave it up to the new company's board of directors to develop a new name. <br /><br />Until then, the company's name will be StatoilHydro. This conclusion will be included in the merger plan to be decided upon by the boards of Hydro and Statoil next week.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the combined company's retail business will operate under the name Statoil until a new name has been decided. It is up to the new company to decide whether this will be continued.</p>
