Statistics Norway

Oil activities - investment statistics

2   Accrued investment costs for oil and gas exploration, by cost category. Q3 2003 - Q3 2005. NOK million
  2003 2004 2005
  Q 3 Q4 Q1 Q 2 Q 3 Q4 Q1 Q 2 Q 3
Exploration costs, total 1 282  681  918 1 062  754 1 276 1 452 1 924 1 856
                   
Exploration drilling  940  194  346  594  192  732  852 1 272  848
General Exploration  142  246 92  187  309  278  125  389  499
Field evaluation/field development  103  176  124  188  173  127 74  133  201
Administration and other costs 97 65  356 94 80  139  402  130  308

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