Statistics Norway

Oil activities - investment statistics

2   Accrued investment costs for oil and gas exploration, by cost category. Q2 2002-Q2 2004. NOK million
  2002 2003 2004
  Q 2 Q 3 Q4 Q1 Q 2 Q 3 Q4 Q1 Q 2
Exploration costs, total  865  836  966  869 1 303 1 282  681  918 1 060
                   
Exploration drilling  595  276  657  290 1 027  940  194  346  593
General Exploration  139  358  129  114  108  142  246 92  187
Field evaluation/field development 44  115 85 60 77  103  176  124  187
Administration and other costs 87 87 95  405 90 97 65  356 93

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