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Advance Performance Profiles Tables 2006
Table B8.  Return on Investment for Lines of Business for FRS Companies Ranked by Total
                   Energy Assets, 2005-2006
                   (Percent)
Line of Business All FRS Top Four  Five through Twelve All Other
2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006
Petroleum  23.7 20.9 24.6 22.4 21.3 19.1 24.0 18.4
  U.S. Petroleum 22.4 19.4 24.0 21.9 20.8 16.9 21.5 19.0
    Oil and Natural Gas Production  22.5 17.5 27.0 21.6 20.0 13.8 18.9 16.6
    Refining/Marketing 23.5 25.6 20.8 25.1 23.3 25.9 29.6 26.2
    Pipelines 5.8 2.7 7.6 4.5 -3.8 -12.5 8.1 7.8
  Foreign  Petroleum 25.5 22.8 25.0 22.8 22.7 27.8 32.5 15.9
    Oil and Natural Gas Production  26.3 23.6 26.2 23.8 21.2 28.2 33.5 15.7
    Refining/Marketing 20.8 18.6 19.8 18.1 40.3 23.6 6.9 390.9
    International Marine W W W W 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Downstream Natural Gas1 4.0 6.7 11.8 9.4 3.5 5.7 -4.8 6.2
  U.S. Downstream Natural Gas 3.8 6.7 18.3 10.9 4.4 6.3 -3.6 5.9
    Processing and Gathering 6.4 7.0 22.8 30.3 15.2 -1.0 -24.2 5.3
    Marketing/Trading -25.4 8.6 -4.7 -52.2 -29.6 25.0 -150.9 432.3
    Transmission 5.9 4.6 25.7 19.1 5.9 5.0 4.9 3.1
    Distribution 9.5 23.6 0.0 0.0 11.0 29.3 4.3 4.0
  Foreign Downstream Natural Gas 4.5 6.9 9.0 8.8 -1.4 2.3 -20.8 11.7
Electric Power1 1.7 5.6 -0.9 16.8 2.3 5.3 0.7 -83.9
  U.S. Electric Power 2.3 7.9 -75.9 20.5 5.6 9.8 -13.6 -83.9
    Generation 5.4 8.3 -76.1 20.5 10.8 11.4 -11.4 -83.3
    Marketing/Trading 336.8 450.0 0.0 0.0 7,200.0 1,850.0 -50.0 -110.0
    Transmission -20.3 27.2 0.0 0.0 -20.3 27.2 0.0 0.0
    Distribution -0.7 -3.6 0.0 0.0 -10.8 -14.6 0.0 0.0
 Foreign Electric Power 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nuclear, Nonconventional, & Coal  22.2 11.1 24.6 15.4 -21.7 -43.6 25.0 12.7
Nonenergy 11.6 14.6 14.9 22.2 -2.9 -3.4 12.7 9.7
  1The downstream natural gas and electric power lines of business were added to the EIA-28 survey form beginning with the 2003 reporting year.
  2Not meaningful.
  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).