Statoil's share saving plan allocates shares

The shares purchased by DnB NOR on behalf of Statoil (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO) on 15
January 2010 for use in the group's share saving plan have on  19 January 2010
 been distributed to the employees in accordance with their savings amount. In
addition there have been distributed bonus shares related to the share saving
plan for 2007.

Following this, the share saving plan has  5,157,498 shares. As participants in
the share saving plan, the primary insiders below have been allocated shares in
accordance with their saving plan 2007 for a price of NOK 147.11.



Name Bonus New
shares share holding

Bjørnson, Rune 623 8476

Eide, Tom Melbye 707 9235

Gjærum, Reidar 507 7749

Iversen, Einar Arne 179 2740

Jacobsen, Jon Arnt 717 11699

Koch, Nina Birgitte 443 3793

Lund, Helge 1397 24912

Mellbye, Peter 863 13033

Myrebøe, Gunnar 323 5918

Skeie, Svein 387 5568

Svaan, Morten 81 1326

Sætre, Eldar 721 10365

Sørensen, Lars Troen 302 3780

Thomsen, Kåre 424 8033

Øvrum, Margareth 658 12689



This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl
(Norwegian Securities Trading Act)



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