Statistics Norway

Oil activities - investment statistics

2   Accrued investment costs for oil and gas exploration, by cost category. Q1 2002-Q1 2004. NOK million
  2002 2003 2004
  Q1 Q 2 Q 3 Q4 Q1 Q 2 Q 3 Q4 Q1
Exploration costs, total 1 811  865  839  969  869 1 303 1 282  681  919
                   
Exploration drilling 1 181  595  277  657  290 1 027  940  194  347
General Exploration  105  139  358  129  114  108  142  246 92
Field evaluation/field development 59 45  117 87 60 77  103  176  124
Administration and other costs  466 87 87 95  405 90 97 65  356

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