Table 2 Intermediate consumption for fields on stream. 1998-2003. NOK million

2	Intermediate consumption for fields on stream. 1998-2003. NOK million

	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003


Fields on stream	²18 763	²19 413	20 331	24 065	²24 080	29 203
Consumption of commodities	646	621	880	1 462	1 599	1 749

Maintenance	4 408	4 421	5 160	5 985	²5 998	8 888
Materials	1 345	1 074	1 022	904	770	805
Controls, inspection	513	883	1 127	1 083	1 254	1 625
Wells	1 036	1 042	1 027	776	994	1 504
Subsea work	69	155	398	677	834	818
Surface treatment	119	58	58	50	84	115
Repair	982	916	1 219	2 034	2 011	2 482
Other	1 481	1 839	2 603	3 131	²3 037	4 280
Of this
Wages own employees¹	1 138	1 545	2 294	2 669	2 986	2 741

Hire of operating capital	803	1 074	² 820	999	1 135	1 570

Consumption of services	5 823	5 842	4 976	7 134	5 864	7 622
Helicopter transport	447	540	532	611	621	610
Supply vessels	741	803	1 226	1 302	1 118	809
Other transport and communication	51	40	38	32	² 374	67
Catering	548	673	698	686	729	844
Technical assistance	319	381	487	505	517	446
Other services	3 716	3 404	1 995	3 999	2 505	4 846

Indirect costs	4 253	3 704	4 258	2 375	1 986	2 871
Wages	1 467	1 023	993	564	651	1 163
Administration costs	2 789	2 681	3 266	1 811	1 335	1 708

Other costs	1 692	2 208	1 942	3 442	4 513	3 706

¹	Wages for operator's own emplyees are incorporated in the different costs under maintenance. According to the definitions in the National Accounts, wages are not a part of intermediate consumption.
²	The figure was corrected 11 July 2005.