Statistics Norway

Oil activities - investment statistics

2   Accrued investment costs for oil and gas exploration, by cost category. Q4 2004 - Q4 2006. Million NOK
  2004 2005 2006
  Q4 Q1 Q 2 Q 3 Q4 Q1 Q 2 Q 3 Q4
Exploration costs, total 1 276 1 452 1 924 1 856 2 304 2 524 3 125 2 698 3 371
                   
Exploration drilling  732  852 1 272  848 1 394 1 775 1 822 1 385 2 208
General Exploration  278  125  389  499  569  184  294  790  541
Field evaluation/field development  127 74  133  201  241  201  691  382  410
Administration and other costs  139  402  130  308  100  364  318  141  212

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