Statistics Norway

Oil activities - investment statistics

2   Accrued investment costs for oil and gas exploration, by cost category. Q1 2004-Q1 2006. NOK million
  2004 2005 2006
  Q1 Q 2 Q 3 Q4 Q1 Q 2 Q 3 Q4 Q1
Exploration costs, total  918 1 062  754 1 276 1 452 1 924 1 856 2 279 2 524
                   
Exploration drilling  346  594  192  732  852 1 272  848 1 394 1 775
General exploration 92  187  309  278  125  389  499  547  184
Field evaluation/field development  124  188  173  127 74  133  201  241  201
Administration and other costs  356 94 80  139  402  130  308 97  364

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