0001140625-12-000125.txt : 20121211 0001140625-12-000125.hdr.sgml : 20121211 20121211061742 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140625-12-000125 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121211 FILED AS OF DATE: 20121211 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121211 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STATOIL ASA CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001140625 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PETROLEUM REFINING [2911] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15200 FILM NUMBER: 121254884 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: FORUSBEEN 50 CITY: STAVANGER NORWAY STATE: Q8 ZIP: N 4035 BUSINESS PHONE: 47 51 99 00 00 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: FORUSBEEN 50 CITY: STAVANGER STATE: Q8 ZIP: N 4035 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: STATOILHYDRO ASA DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20071005 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: STATOIL ASA DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010515 6-K 1 sto121211_6-k.htm PRESS RELEASE

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

December 11, 2012
Commission File Number 1-15200

Statoil ASA

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
FORUSBEEN 50, N-4035, STAVANGER, NORWAY
(Address of principal executive offices )

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F X Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

This Report on Form 6-K contains a press release issued by Statoil ASA on December 11, 2012, entitled "Notifiable trading".

Notifiable trading

On behalf of Statoil (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO), DNB has on 10 December 2012 purchased 625,350 shares for use in the group`s Share saving plan.

The shares have been acquired at a price of NOK 137.84 per share. Before distribution to the employees, the Share saving plan has 9,001,803 shares.

This information is subject of 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.

	STATOIL ASA (Registrant)
Dated: December 11, 2012	By:	___/s/ Torgrim Reitan Name: Torgrim Reitan Title: Chief Financial Officer