Statistics Norway

Oil activities - investment statistics

2   Accrued investment costs for oil and gas exploration, by cost category. Q2 2005 - Q2 2007. Million NOK
  2005 2006 2007
  Q 2 Q 3 Q4 Q1 Q 2 Q 3 Q4 Q1 Q 2
Exploration costs, total 1 924 1 856 2 304 2 524 3 125 2 698 3 371 3 911 3 784
                   
Exploration drilling 1 272  848 1 394 1 775 1 822 1 385 2 208 2 386 2 576
General Exploration  389  499  569  184  294  790  541  215  665
Field evaluation/field development  133  201  241  201  691  382  410  266  163
Administration and other costs  130  308  100  364  318  141  212 1 044  381

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