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

July 19, 2011
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 )

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This Report on Form 6-K contains a press release issued by Statoil ASA on July 19, 2011, entitled "Statoil's share saving plan allocates shares”.

Statoil's share saving plan allocates shares

The shares purchased by DnB NOR on behalf of Statoil (OSE:STL,NYSE:STO) on 15 July 2011 for use in the group's share saving plan have on 19 July 2011 been distributed to the employees in accordance with their savings amount. Following this, the share saving plan has 6,652,326 shares.

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl (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: July 19, 2011	By:	___/s/ Torgrim Reitan Name: Torgrim Reitan Title:     Chief Financial Officer