Statistics Norway

5   Accrued investment costs for oil and gas exploration, by cost category. 1995-2005. NOK million
  1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Exploration costs, total 5 456 8 300 7 577 4 992 5 272 6 815 4 476 4 134 4 010 7 511
                     
General Exploration 1 207  991 1 164  584  608  776  730  610  866 1 560
Geology/geophysics  505  488  474  344  269  352  289  255  341  620
Seismic  644  407  554  153  289  349  377  274  413  821
Special studies 58 96  136 87 50 75 64 81  112  118
                     
Field evaluation/field development  431  626  933  540  631  903  303  416  612  649
Field evaluation  348  338  502  325  140  481  281  278  503  348
Field development 81  284  403  213  489  422 23  138 99  295
Industrial tecnology development - - 8 0 1 -1 1 0 0 0
Environmental studies 1 3 20 1 1 1 -1 0 9 6
                     
Administration and other costs 1 096 1 337 1 282 1 144  923  690  733  657  669  936
License administration  239  291  335  250  126 -3  132 82  117  119
Other administration  281  444  369  346  307  259  180  334  341  568
Area fee  455  562  550  529  476  412  406  224  189  219
Nifo/Nofo  121 40 29 18 15 22 16 17 23 30
                     
Exploration drilling 2 721 5 346 4 198 2 725 3 110 4 448 2 709 2 451 1 863 4 367
Drilling rigs  995 2 149 1 872 1 374 1 089 2 062  934  924  498 1 364
Hire of drilling rigs  851 1 908 1 459 1 197  955 1 804  955  910  442 1 283
Other drilling costs  144  242  413  176  134  258 -21 14 56 80
Transport costs  282  615  409  212  265  435  169  259  118  535
Helicopters and airplanes 53  102 93 39 68 88 36 64 29  119
Vessels  229  512  317  173  197  347  134  195 90  416
Commodities  413  669  474  329  327  456  198  249  200  493
Lines, wellheads, drill bits etc.  181  291  148  127 92  211 75  106  101  166
Cement 35 60 48 30 20 30 18 31 22 40
Drilling mud  106  205 87 61 71 79 38 45 32 99
Fuel 61 61 34 32 90 72 55 51 36  111
Use of machinery and equipment 40 57  132 54 37 59 13 9 8 77
Smaller equipment -10 -5 26 24 18 5 0 6 1 0
Technical services 1 031 1 913 1 443  811 1 433 1 495 1 408 1 018 1 047 1 975
Clearing 90  100 17 21 26 50 14 79 50 82
Cement services 21 46 43 22 20 37 39 33 13 35
Drilling mud services 71 78 59 43 25 59 27 99 32 74
Logging  113  239  166  132  143  180  124  139 66  166
Testing  175 90  140 67 15 96 32 19 3 32
Diving 27 39 41 23 21 50 38 30 20 42
Costs on onshore bases 4  106 87 9  136  128 68 38 62 90
Other tecnical services  531 1 216  890  494 1 046  895 1 067  583  802 1 454
Source: Investment statistics, oil and gas. Statistics Norway.
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