Oil activities - investment statistics

2   Accrued investment costs for oil and gas exploration, by cost category. Q2 2000 - Q2 2002. Million NOK
  2000 2001 2002
  Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
Exploration costs, total 1 066 1 257 1 902 1 854 1 858 1 543 1 560 1 808  865
                   
Exploration drilling  707  668 1 212 1 028 1 210 1 168 1 042 1 181  595
General exploration  117  176  238 95  124  363  193  105  139
Field evaluation/field development  102  212  276  282  376 53  192 58 44
Administration and other costs  140  201  176  449  149 -40  132  465 87

Explanation of symbols