Statistics Norway

Income statistics for petroleum companies

1   Income and taxes for companies which are carrying out oil and gas extraction and transport via pipelines1. 1999-2003. NOK million
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Ordinary income 36 643  126 534  132 949  124 291  131 340
Positive (taxable) income 37 999  127 037  133 322  124 429  132 029
Negative income 1 356  502  373  139  689
           
Assessed tax on income 10 640 35 570 37 330 34 840 36 968
           
Income liable to special tax 27 240  112 765  122 153  112 585  120 195
           
Assessed special tax 13 620 56 382 61 077 56 292 60 098
           
Total assessed taxes 24 260 91 953 98 407 91 133 97 066
           
Number of companies 45 46 43 41 42
Of this with assessed tax 23 27 27 25 27
1  Assessed by the Petroleum Tax Office pursuant to the Petroleum Tax Act.

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