STAVANGER, NORWAY -- (Marketwire) -- 02/18/13 --

On behalf of Statoil (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO), DNB has on 15 February 2013 purchased 619,000 shares for use in the group's Share saving plan.

The shares have been acquired at a price of NOK 143.27 per share. Before distribution to the employees, the Share saving plan has 6,852,661 shares.

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

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