Statoil: Notifiable trading

STAVANGER, NORWAY -- (Marketwire) -- 03/25/13 -- The following primary insiders have on 25
March acquired shares in Statoil ASA
(OSE:STL, NYSE:STO) at share price of NOK 143.09 in connection with the
company's long-term incentive program.

The long-term incentive program 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 share holding is listed in the table below. The trade has been made
through DNB Markets.

  Name                      Acquired shares    New share holding

  Bacher, Lars Christian              2,180               16,943

  Dodson, Timothy                     2,564               18,850

  Gjærum, Reidar                      1,543               18,093

  Haugland, Arild J.                  1,351               13,288

  Hovden, Magne Andre                 1,453                6,726

  Klouman, Hans Henrik                2,634               14,071

  Lund, Helge                         6,590               60,049

  Michelsen, Øystein                  2,668               22,827

  Nafstad, Hilde                      1,089                4,690

  Reitan, Torgrim                     2,326               19,161

  Skeie, Svein                        1,240               14,552

  Sætre, Eldar                        2,659               24,977

  Thomsen, Kåre                       1,145               16,668

  Øvrum, Margareth                    2,941               30,767

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

The following primary insider in Statoil ASA has sold shares in Statoil
ASA:

Benedikte Bjørn, company secretary in Statoil ASA, has on 25 March
2013 sold
284 shares in Statoil ASA at a price of NOK 142.90 per share and will after
the
sale hold 948 shares in Statoil ASA.

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to
sections
4-1 and 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

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