Statistics Norway

Oil activities - investment statistics

2   Accrued investment costs for oil and gas exploration, by cost category. Q3 2004 - Q3 2006. Million NOK
  2004 2005 2006
  Q 3 Q4 Q1 Q 2 Q 3 Q4 Q1 Q 2 Q 3
Exploration costs, total  754 1 276 1 452 1 924 1 856 2 304 2 524 3 125 2 698
                   
Exploration drilling  192  732  852 1 272  848 1 394 1 775 1 822 1 385
General Exploration  309  278  125  389  499  569  184  294  790
Field evaluation/field development  173  127 74  133  201  241  201  691  382
Administration and other costs 80  139  402  130  308  100  364  318  141

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