September 8, 2016

Mr. H. Roger Schwall,

Assistant Director, Office of Natural Resources,

Division of Corporation Finance,

Securities and Exchange Commission,

100 F Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20549.

Re:

Statoil ASA Form 20-F for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2015
and Form 20-F/A for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2015
File No. 001-15200

Dear Mr. Schwall:

I refer to your comment letter dated September 7, 2016 to Mr. Hans Jakob Hegge of Statoil ASA (the "Company") and my telephone call with Wei Lu on September 8, 2016 regarding the due date for responding to your letter. The Company requests an extension of the due date in order to have sufficient time for compilation and review by the Company and its advisers of the responses to the Staff's comments. The Company confirms that it intends to submit its responses to the Staff's comments by October 5, 2016.

The Company appreciates your cooperation in extending the deadline for its response.

	Very truly yours,


	/s/ Kathryn A. Campbell
	Kathryn A. Campbell

cc:	Ethan Horowitz, Branch Chief
	Wei Lu, Staff Accountant
	John Hodgin, Petroleum Engineer
	(Securities and Exchange Commission)

	Hans Jakob Hegge
	(Statoil ASA)