| Table C8.
Return on Investment for Lines of Business for FRS Companies Ranked by
Total Energy Assets, 2006-2007 (Percent) |
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| Line of Business | All FRS | Top Four | Five through Twelve | All Other | ||||
| 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Petroleum | 21.2 | 17.8 | 22.4 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 15.3 |
| U.S. Petroleum | 19.9 | 16.7 | 21.9 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 19.9 | 14.5 |
| Oil and Natural Gas Production | 18.2 | 15.2 | 21.6 | 19.2 | 14.8 | 14.3 | 17.7 | 11.2 |
| Refining/Marketing | 25.6 | 21.6 | 25.1 | 16.6 | 25.9 | 25.9 | 26.2 | 23.9 |
| Pipelines | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 2.4 | -12.5 | 1.4 | 7.8 | 6.9 |
| Foreign Petroleum | 22.9 | 19.2 | 22.8 | 19.0 | 28.8 | 20.6 | 15.9 | 19.0 |
| Oil and Natural Gas Production | 23.7 | 18.8 | 23.8 | 18.7 | 29.3 | 19.7 | 15.7 | 18.8 |
| Refining/Marketing | 18.6 | 21.9 | 18.1 | 21.1 | 23.6 | 30.5 | 390.9 | 406.7 |
| International Marine | W | W | W | W | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Downstream Natural Gas1 | 5.7 | 15.6 | 9.4 | 19.6 | 5.7 | 19.7 | 0.9 | 4.6 |
| Electric Power1 | 5.6 | -31.3 | 16.8 | 13.9 | 5.3 | -533.5 | -83.9 | 52.4 |
| Nuclear, Nonconventional, & Coal | 11.1 | 6.0 | 15.4 | 23.0 | -43.6 | -5.1 | 12.7 | 4.9 |
| Nonenergy | 14.6 | 12.5 | 22.2 | 17.9 | -3.4 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 7.4 |
| 1The downstream natural gas and electric power lines of business were added to the EIA-28 survey form beginning with the 2003 reporting year. | ||||||||
| W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure. | ||||||||
| Note: Return on investment measured as contribution to net income/net investment in place. | ||||||||
| Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-28 (Financial Reporting System). | ||||||||