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 19, 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 May 19, 2015, entitled "Notifiable trading".

Notifiable trading

The following primary insider have on 18 May acquired shares in Statoil ASA (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO) 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.

As participant in the Statoil US Employee Share Savings plan, the Statoil ASA primary-insider Mr. William Maloney has been allocated shares on 18 May 2015, at an average price of USD 21.30:

Name

Allocated shares*

New share holding*

Maloney, William

11732.526897

57,160.727721

*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 19, 2015

By:

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