Statoil ASA, , is a
Norwegian multinational
oil and gas company headquartered in Stavanger, Norway. It is a fully integrated
petroleum company with operations in thirty-six countries. By
revenue, Statoil is ranked by
Forbes Magazine (2013) as the world's eleventh largest oil and gas company and the twenty-sixth largest company, regardless of industry, by
profit in the world. The company has about 23,000 employees.