UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

December 13, 2013
Commission File Number 1-15200

Statoil ASA

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
FORUSBEEN 50, N-4035, STAVANGER, NORWAY
(Address of principal executive offices )

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This Report on Form 6-K contains a press release issued by Statoil ASA on December 13, 2013, entitled "Statoil’s share saving plan allocates shares".

Statoil’s share saving plan allocates shares

The shares purchased by DNB on behalf of Statoil ASA (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO) on 10 December 2013 for use in the group's share saving plan have on 12 December 2013 been distributed to the employees in accordance with their savings amount. Following this, the share saving plan has 9,734,733 shares.

As participants in the share saving plan, the primary insiders below have been allocated shares.

Name

Allocated shares

New share holding

Average share price

Adams, Robert

744

9,357

NOK 134.09

Bacher, Lars Christian

807

18,208

NOK 134.09

Bjørn, Benedikte Bettina

98

1,092

NOK 134.09

Di Valero, Ingrid Elisabeth

161

1,778

NOK 135.84

Dodson, Timothy

606

19,843

NOK 134.09

Gjærum, Reidar

558

18,958

NOK 134.09

Hilland, Jannicke

394

9,489

NOK 138.80

Hovden, Magne Andre

506

7,522

NOK 134.09

Klouman, Hans Henrik

806

15,330

NOK 134.09

Knight, John Nicholas

1,263

51,349

NOK 134.09

Kvelvane, Ørjan

288

1,709

NOK 134.09

Lund, Helge

605

61,151

NOK 134.09

Lægreid, Stig

144

1,519

NOK 135.84

Michelsen, Øystein

785

24,075

NOK 134.09

Nafstad, Hilde Merete

367

5,286

NOK 134.09

Reitan, Torgrim

645

20,301

NOK 134.09

Skeie, Svein

643

15,553

NOK 134.09

Sætre, Eldar

605

25,960

NOK 134.09

Øvrum, Margareth

977

32,327

NOK 134.09

As participant in the Statoil US Employee Share Savings plan, the Statoil ASA primary-insider Mr. William Maloney has been allocated shares on 12 December 2013, at an average price of USD 22.61:

Name

Allocated shares*

New share holding*

Maloney, William

986.973887

31,135.933349

*American Depositary Receipts (ADR)

The above information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

 

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

STATOIL ASA
(Registrant)
 

Dated: December 13, 2013

By:

___/s/ Torgrim Reitan
Name: Torgrim Reitan
Title:     Chief Financial Officer