Statistics Norway

Oil activities

1 Principal figures for extraction of crude oil and natural gas. 2005-2008. NOK million
  2005 2006 2007 2008
Employees 16 192 17 789 18 122 18 960
Offshore 4 971 5 439 5 534 5 267
Onshore 11 221 12 350 12 588 13 693
  NOK million
Wage costs 17 872 20 232 23 318 24 187
Offshore 6 966 8 119 9 308 8 792
Onshore 10 905 12 113 14 010 15 395
         
Gross value of production  494 042  582 779  551 669  699 256
Of this        
Value of goods produced on own accounts  472 394  557 928  521 800  667 542
         
Intermediate consumption 45 733 54 130 66 994 76 920
Of this        
Fields on stream 21 827 25 625 32 510 34 421
Non-operator costs 2 676 3 401 5 492 8 405
         
Value added  448 309  528 649  484 674  622 337
         
Royalties total 3 788 3 321 4 038 3 354
Of this        
Production royalties  386 0 0 0
CO2-royalties 3 402 3 321 4 038 3 354
         
Value added at factor price  444 521  525 328  480 637  618 983
         
Accrued investments 78 463 90 442  106 013  122 120

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