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 6, 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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This Report on Form 6-K contains a press release issued by Statoil ASA on May 6, 2015, entitled "Notifiable trading".

Notifiable trading

The following primary insiders have on 5th of May acquired shares in Statoil ASA (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO) at a share price of NOK 159.94 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

Allocated shares

New share holding

Anfinnsen Tor Martin

2108

11 897

Bacher Lars Christian

2309

25 076

Dodson Timothy

2660

27 810

Gjærum Reidar

1454

24 138

Hilland Jannicke

1302

12 650

Hovden Magne Andre

1378

11 582

Klouman Hans Henrik

2676

23 994

Knight John Nicholas

10460

83 912

Mathieu Philippe François

1123

8 877

Opedal Anders

2221

14 244

Reitan Torgrim

2523

27 719

Skeie Svein

1185

20 403

Sætre Eldar

8257

38 527

Øvrum Margareth

2656

41 460

Nylund Arne Sigve

2402

9 261

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 6, 2015

By:

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