The Annual General Meeting in Statoil ASA, May 8, 2003


OSLO, Norway, April 9, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting of Statoil ASA (OSE: STL) (NYSE:STO) ((Other OTC:SLDKF) will be held on Thursday, May 8, 2003 at 5 p.m. in Stavanger Forum, Gunnar Warebergsgate 13, Stavanger, Norway.AGENDA



  1. Opening of the General Meeting by the Chair of the Corporate
     Assembly.
  2. Registration of attending shareholders and proxies. 
  3. Election of a Chair of the Meeting.
  4. Election of a person to co-sign the minutes together with the
     Chair of the Meeting.
  5. Approval of the notice and the agenda.
  6. Approval of the annual report and accounts for Statoil ASA and
     the Statoil Group for 2002, including the Board of Directors'
     proposal of a dividend of NOK 2,90 per share. 
  7. Approval of the remuneration to the Company's Auditor. 
  8. Marketing Instructions for Statoil ASA - adjustments - proposal 
     for a decision to be made by Statoil's General Meeting.

See the complete notice of the annual general meeting, in Norwegian and English, in the attachment: http://reports.huginonline.com/898786/115860.pdf



            

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