Oil activities - investment statistics

2   Accrued investment costs for oil and gas exploration, by cost category. Q1 2000 - Q1 2002. Million NOK
  2000 2001 2002
  Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1
Exploration costs, total 1 047 1 066 1 257 1 902 1 854 1 858 1 543 1 560 1 808
                   
Exploration drilling  523  707  668 1 212 1 028 1 210 1 168 1 042 1 181
General exploration 76  117  176  238 95  124  363  193  105
Field evaluation/field development 42  102  212  276  282  376 53  192 58
Administration and other costs  406  140  201  176  449  149  -40  132  465

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