STAVANGER, NORWAY -- (Marketwire) -- 01/04/13 -- As participant in the Statoil US Employee Share Savings plan, the Statoil ASA primary insider Mr. William Maloney has on 4 January 2013 been allocated bonus shares based on participation in the program in 2010, at a share price of USD 25.56:

Name               Allocated shares*   New share holding*

Maloney, William            315,059        18,446.962915

*American Depositary Receipts (ADR)

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

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