Table 3. Return on Investment by Line of Business for FRS Companies, 1987-1997
    (Percent)
Line of Business 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Petroleum 6.2 7.3 6.7 9.5 7.0 5.6 6.4 5.6 5.7 10.1 10.8
    U.S. Petroleum 4.9 6.3 5.8 7.9 4.9 4.4 4.9 5.2 4.0 9.9 10.3
      Oil and Gas Production 4.1 2.8 2.9 8.5 5.1 5.9 5.3 5.5 4.4 14.1 12.9
      Refining/Marketing 2.9 14.7 11.5 5.1 2.0 -0.4 3.4 3.6 1.0 4.4 6.7
      Pipelines 12.8 9.6 10.2 11.2 10.7 8.4 6.4 7.6 9.1 6.9 6.8
    Foreign Petroleum 9.5 9.9 8.7 12.5 11.0 7.9 9.2 6.2 8.4 10.6 11.5
      Oil and Gas Production 12.4 9.2 8.9 13.1 9.1 8.2 8.6 6.5 9.3 12.8 11.9
      Refining/Marketing 4.7 11.6 8.0 11.2 14.6 7.8 10.6 6.1 7.2 6.0 10.5
      International Marine -3.6 6.8 12.4 11.7 15.6 -1.2 1.2 -2.0 -2.5 2.2 11.8
Coal 5.1 6.7 5.0 3.3 8.7 -9.3 7.6 4.0 6.9 9.9 7.2
Other Energy 0.5 -2.5 -2.3 2.6 2.8 1.8 4.1 4.8 6.1 7.9 6.5
Nonenergy 12.2 20.3 17.3 7.8 2.9 2.1 4.7 10.5 19.4 15.0 11.1
Note: Return on investment measured as contribution to net income/net investment in place.
Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-28 (Financial Reporting System).

Last Updated on 4/16/2001
Financial Analysis Team, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Energy Information Administration (Financial Reporting System)
Email: neal.davis@eia.doe.gov