Equinor — Capital/Financing Update 2010

Aug 17, 2010

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

August 17, 2010 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 August 17, 2010, 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 13 August 2010 for use in the group's share saving plan have on 17 August 2010 been distributed to the employees in accordance with their savings amount. Following this, the share saving plan has 6,072,396 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.

Dated: August 17, 2010	STATOIL ASA (Registrant) — By:	___/s/ Eldar Sætre Name: Eldar Sætre Title: Chief Financial Officer