Statistics Norway

Income statistics for petroleum companies

1   Income and taxes for companies which are carrying out oil and gas extraction and transport via pipelines1. 2004-2005. NOK million
  2004 2005
Ordinary income  177 621  244 655
Positive (taxable) income  178 292  245 867
Negative income  671 1 212
     
Assessed tax on income 49 922 68 843
     
Income liable to special tax  163 946  232 594
     
Assessed special tax 81 973  116 297
     
Total assessed taxes  131 895  185 140
     
Number of companies 44 53
Of this with assessed tax 24 26
1  Assessed by the Petroleum Tax Office pursuant to the Petroleum Tax Act.

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