STAVANGER, Norway, Nov. 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
On behalf of Statoil (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO), DNB has on 15 November 2013 purchased
644,400 shares for use in the group`s Share saving plan.
The shares have been acquired at a price of NOK 141.21 per share.
Before distribution to the employees, the Share saving plan has 9,762,941
shares.
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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Hilde Merete Nafstad, SVP Investor Relations, mbl +47 95783911
Morten Sven Johannessen, VP Investor Relations USA, mbl +1 203 570 2524