Statistics Norway

Oil activities - investment statistics

2   Accrued investment costs for oil and gas exploration, by cost category. Q1 2003-Q1 2005. NOK million
  2003 2004 2005
  Q1 Q 2 Q 3 Q4 Q1 Q 2 Q 3 Q4 Q1
Exploration costs, total  869 1 303 1 282  681  918 1 062  754 1 276 1 452
                   
Exploration drilling  290 1 027  940  194  346  594  192  732  852
General Exploration  114  108  142  246 92  187  309  278  125
Field evaluation/field development 60 77  103  176  124  188  173  127 74
Administration and other costs  405 90 97 65  356 94 80  139  402

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