Statoil: Notifiable trading

STAVANGER, NORWAY -- (Marketwired) -- 05/07/13 --

The following primary insiders have on 6 May acquired shares in Statoil ASA
(OSE:STL, NYSE:STO) at a share price of NOK 136.66 in connection with the
company's long-term incentive programme.

These are supplementary purchases related to the share purchases that were
carried out on 25 March.

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                     Acquired   New share
                            shares     holding

 Bacher, Lars Christian         73      17,401

 Dodson, Timothy               169      19,237

 Gjærum, Reidar                 41      18,400

 Haugland, Arild J.             35      13,547

 Hovden, Magne Andre            49       7,016

 Klouman, Hans Henrik           68      14,524

 Lund, Helge                   208      60,546

 Michelsen, Øystein             89      23,290

 Nafstad, Hilde                 54       4,919

 Reitan, Torgrim               187      19,656

 Skeie, Svein                   52      14,910

 Sætre, Eldar                   89      25,355

 Øvrum, Margareth              117      31,350

In addition to the supplementary purchase reported above, the following
primary
insider has on 6 May acquired shares in Statoil ASA (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO) at
a
share price of NOK 136.66 in connection with the company's long-term
incentive
programme.

Name                    Acquired   New share
                           shares     holding

 Knight, John Nicholas      9,261      50,086

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

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