Oil activities - investment statistics

2   Accrued investment costs for oil and gas exploration, by cost category. Q3 2000 - Q3 2002. Million NOK
  2000 2001 2002
  Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
Exploration costs, total 1 257 1 902 1 854 1 858 1 543 1 560 1 808  865  836
                   
Exploration drilling  668 1 212 1 028 1 210 1 168 1 042 1 181  595  276
General exploration  176  238 95  124  363  193  105  139  358
Field evaluation/field development  212  276  282  376 53  192 58 44  115
Administration and other costs  201  176  449  149 -40  132  465 87 87

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