Norwegian oil companies to make record high investments in 2024
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OSLO, May 28 (Reuters) -Norwegian oil and gas investments are expected to hit a record high this year and will remain strong in 2025, driven by a string of new developments as well as cost inflation, a national statistics office (SSB) survey showed on Tuesday.
The country's biggest business sector now expects to invest 246.9 billion Norwegian crowns ($23.58 billion) in 2024, up from a 243.6 billion crown estimate made in February and exceeding a previous record of 224 billion in 2014.
Preliminary estimates for oil and gas investments in 2025 stood at 215.8 billion crowns, compared to a previous estimate of 205 billion crowns in February.
Forecasts will normally rise as companies firm up spending plans in the months leading up to a new year.
"The upward adjustment for 2025 is driven by higher estimates within the categories field development and exploration," SSB said in a statement.
SSB cautioned that while the early estimate for 2025 could indicate another year of strong investment growth, the final outcome may show a slower trend as cost inflation levels off and the crown currency stabilises.
"In addition, there will only be a few new developments in the next year, which will only contribute to relatively modest increases in the estimates for 2025," it said.
($1 = 10.4705 Norwegian crowns)
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Reporting by Nerijus Adomaitis; Editing by Terje Solsvik and Jan Harvey
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