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 22, 2018
Commission File Number 1-15200

Equinor 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 Equinor ASA on May 22, 2018, entitled "Equinor's share saving plan allocates shares".

Equinor's share saving plan allocates shares

The shares purchased by DNB on behalf of Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR) on 15 May 2018 for use in the group's Share Saving Plan have on 22 May 2018 been distributed to the employees in accordance with their savings amount. Following this, the share saving plan has 8,895,141 shares.

This information is subject to 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.

	EQUINOR ASA (Registrant)
Dated: May 22, 2018	By:	___/s/ Hans Jakob Hegge Name: Hans Jakob Hegge Title:     Chief Financial Officer