Statistics Norway

Oil activities - investment statistics

2 Accrued investment costs for oil and gas exploration, by cost category.
Q3 2005-Q3 2007. NOK million
  2005 2006 2007
  Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
Exploration costs, total 1 856 2 304 2 524 3 125 2 698 3 371 3 911 3 784 3 908
                   
Exploration drilling  848 1 394 1 775 1 822 1 385 2 208 2 386 2 576 2 189
General exploration  499  569  184  294  790  541  215  665 1 259
Field evaluation/field development  201  241  201  691  382  410  266  163  169
Administration and other costs  308  100  364  318  141  212 1 044  381  292

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