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

September 16, 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 September 16, 2015, entitled "Notifiable trading".

Notifiable trading

On behalf of Statoil (OSE: STL, NYSE:STO), DNB has on 15th of September 2015 purchased 781,215 shares for use in the group´s Share saving plan.

The shares have been acquired at a price of NOK 119.16 per share. Before distribution to the employees, the Share saving plan has 10,437,546 shares.

This 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: September 16, 2015

By:

___/s/ Hans Jakob Hegge
Name: Hans Jakob Hegge
Title:     Chief Financial Officer