Statistics Norway

Oil activities - investment statistics

2   Accrued investment costs for oil and gas exploration, by cost category. Q3 2002-Q3 2004. NOK million
  2002 2003 2004
  Q 3 Q4 Q1 Q 2 Q 3 Q4 Q1 Q 2 Q 3
Exploration costs, total  836  966  869 1 303 1 282  681  918 1 060  754
                   
Exploration drilling  276  657  290 1 027  940  194  346  593  192
General Exploration  358  129  114  108  142  246 92  187  309
Field evaluation/field development  115 85 60 77  103  176  124  187  173
Administration and other costs 87 95  405 90 97 65  356 93 80

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