BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 1311
INDUSTRY: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS

BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY: 219
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY: $ 52295
(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN: 16.7
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY: 186.1
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH: 20.1
(Compound 3-Year Growth Rate in Sales for the
Median Participant in the Industry)

BENCHMARKS FOR THE TOP FOUR COMPETITORS
ROE: Net Profits (divided by) Total Shareholder Equity
RONCE: EBIT (divided by) Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholders' Equity

Competitor/Rank by Sales Market Share
(% Ind. Sales) ROE RONCE
#1: OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP 15.3 4.1 10.3
#2: UNOCAL CORP 11.1 28.9 20.4
#3: VASTAR RESOURCES INC 6.3 47.6 24.0
#4: PANCANADIAN PETROLEUM LTD 4.3 12.6 13.7
Total of #1-4: 37.0 5.8 9.0

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