<Table> Oil and gas barrel production Cost, March 2016 <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Gross taxes </Th> <Th> Capital spending </Th> <Th> Production costs </Th> <Th> Admin transport </Th> <Th> Total </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> UK </Td> <Td> $0 </Td> <Td> $22.67 </Td> <Td> $17.36 </Td> <Td> $4.30 </Td> <Td> $44.33 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> $6.66 </Td> <Td> $16.09 </Td> <Td> $9.45 </Td> <Td> $2.80 </Td> <Td> $34.99 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nigeria </Td> <Td> $4.11 </Td> <Td> $13.10 </Td> <Td> $8.81 </Td> <Td> $2.97 </Td> <Td> $28.99 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Venezuela </Td> <Td> $10.48 </Td> <Td> $6.66 </Td> <Td> $7.94 </Td> <Td> $2.54 </Td> <Td> $27.62 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> $2.48 </Td> <Td> $9.69 </Td> <Td> $11.56 </Td> <Td> $2.92 </Td> <Td> $26.64 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> U.S. Shale </Td> <Td> $6.42 </Td> <Td> $7.56 </Td> <Td> $5.85 </Td> <Td> $3.52 </Td> <Td> $23.35 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norway </Td> <Td> $0.19 </Td> <Td> $13.76 </Td> <Td> $4.24 </Td> <Td> $3.12 </Td> <Td> $21.31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> U.S. non-shale </Td> <Td> $5.03 </Td> <Td> $7.70 </Td> <Td> $5.15 </Td> <Td> $3.11 </Td> <Td> $20.99 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> $1.55 </Td> <Td> $7.65 </Td> <Td> $6.87 </Td> <Td> $3.63 </Td> <Td> $19.71 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> $8.44 </Td> <Td> $5.10 </Td> <Td> $2.98 </Td> <Td> $2.69 </Td> <Td> $19.21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iraq </Td> <Td> $0.91 </Td> <Td> $5.03 </Td> <Td> $2.16 </Td> <Td> $2.47 </Td> <Td> $10.57 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> $0 </Td> <Td> $4.48 </Td> <Td> $1.94 </Td> <Td> $2.67 </Td> <Td> $9.08 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saudi Arabia </Td> <Td> $0 </Td> <Td> $3.50 </Td> <Td> $3.00 </Td> <Td> $2.49 </Td> <Td> $8.98 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Gross taxes </Th> <Th> Capital spending </Th> <Th> Production costs </Th> <Th> Admin transport </Th> <Th> Total </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> UK </Td> <Td> $0 </Td> <Td> $22.67 </Td> <Td> $17.36 </Td> <Td> $4.30 </Td> <Td> $44.33 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> $6.66 </Td> <Td> $16.09 </Td> <Td> $9.45 </Td> <Td> $2.80 </Td> <Td> $34.99 </Td> </Tr>

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