Statistics Norway

Income statistics for petroleum companies

2   Income and taxes from foreign shelf companies.1 2003 and 2004. NOK million
  2003 2004
Total income 5 570              5 780
Total expenditure 5 616 5 627
Net income on shelf -46  153
Deficit available from previous years, intra-group contributions and other income and expenditure 65 -48
Ordinary income 19  104
Positive (taxable) income  334  338
Negative income  315  234
Assessed tax on income 94 95
Number of companies  160  157
Of this with assessed tax  126  109
1  Assessed by Central Office-Foreign Tax Affairs pursuant to the Petroleum Tax Act.

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