Statistics Norway

Oil activities - investment statistics

2   Accrued investment costs for oil and gas exploration, by cost category. Q2 2004 - Q2 2006. NOK million
  2004 2005 2006
  Q 2 Q 3 Q4 Q1 Q 2 Q 3 Q4 Q1 Q 2
Exploration costs, total 1 062  754 1 276 1 452 1 924 1 856 2 279 2 524 3 113
                   
Exploration drilling  594  192  732  852 1 272  848 1 394 1 775 1 822
General Exploration  187  309  278  125  389  499  547  184  291
Field evaluation/field development  188  173  127 74  133  201  241  201  683
Administration and other costs 94 80  139  402  130  308 97  364  316

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