Statistics Norway

Oil activities - investment statistics

2 Accrued investment costs for oil and gas exploration, by cost category.
Q4 2005-Q4 2007. NOK million
  2005 2006 2007
  Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Exploration costs, total 2 304 2 524 3 125 2 698 3 371 3 911 3 784 3 908 5 243
                   
Exploration drilling 1 394 1 775 1 822 1 385 2 208 2 386 2 576 2 189 3 679
General Exploration  569  184  294  790  541  215  665 1 259  970
Field evaluation/field development  241  201  691  382  410  266  163  169  218
Administration and other costs  100  364  318  141  212 1 044  381  292  376

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