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

May 9, 2014
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 )

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F   X      Form 40-F

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This Report on Form 6-K contains a press release issued by Statoil ASA on May 9, 2014, entitled " Notifiable trading ".

Notifiable trading

The following primary insiders have on 8 May acquired shares in Statoil ASA (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO) at a share price of NOK 185.20 in connection with the company’s long-term incentive programme.

The long-term incentive programme is a fixed, monetary compensation calculated as a portion of the participant’s base salary; ranging from 20 – 30 per cent depending on the individual’s position. On behalf of the participant, the company acquires shares equivalent to the net annual amount. The grant is subject to a three year lock-in period.

Number of acquired shares and their new total shareholding is listed in the table below. The trade has been made through DNB Markets.

Name

Acquired shares

New shares holding

Bacher, Lars Christian

2,114

21,704

Dodson, Timothy

2,297

23,363

Gjærum, Reidar

1,255

21,208

Hilland, Jannicke

1,124

10,782

Hovden, Magne Andre

1,167

8,905

Klouman, Hans Henrik

2,402

19,183

Knight, John Nicholas

9,525

69,842

Lund, Helge

5,493

67,336

Nafstad, Hilde Merete

916

6,361

Nylund, Arne Sigve

2,074

6,859

Reitan, Torgrim

2,179

23,460

Skeie, Svein

1,023

17,609

Sætre, Eldar

2,456

28,666

Øvrum, Margareth

2,481

36,439

As participant in the Statoil US Employee Share Savings plan, the Statoil ASA primary-insider Mr. William Maloney has been allocated shares on 8 May 2014, at an average price of USD 26.56:

Name

Allocated shares*

New share holding*

Maloney, William

528.170103

42,888.776024

*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: May 9, 2014

By:

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