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

April 22, 2015
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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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 April 22, 2015, entitled "Statoil US Employee Share Savings plan allocates shares".

Statoil US Employee Share Savings plan allocates shares

As participant in the Statoil US Employee Share Savings plan, the Statoil ASA primary insider Mr. William Maloney has been allocated shares on 20th of April 2015, at an average price of USD 19.43 pr. Share.

Name

Allocated shares*

New share holding*

Maloney, William

548.178538

45,428.200824

*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: April 22, 2015

By:

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