Olje- og energidepartementet og Statoil har valgt hovedtilretteleggere for privatisering og børsnotering av Statoil. Disse er:

UBS Warburg
Morgan Stanley
DnB Markets

Valget er gjort betinget av at Stortinget fatter vedtak om privatisering og børsnotering av Statoil.
Andre norske og utenlandske verdipapirforetak som skal bistå i aksjesalget, vil bli valgt senere.

Not for distribution in the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan
This is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States unless they are registered or exempt from registration. Any public offering of securities in the United States will be made by means of a prospectus that may be obtained from Statoil or the Norwegian state and that will contain detailed information about Statoil and management, as well as financial statements. Statoil and the Norwegian state currently intend to register securities for sale in the United States.