TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary Market value Market value forecast Market volume Market volume forecast Category segmentation Geography segmentation Market rivalry Market Overview Market definition Market analysis Market Data Market value Market volume Market Segmentation Category segmentation Geography segmentation Market Outlook Market value forecast Market volume forecast Five Forces Analysis Summary Buyer power Supplier power New entrants Threat of substitutes Degree of rivalry Leading Companies BG Group plc Chevron Corporation Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) Royal Dutch Shell plc Methodology Industry associations Related MarketLine research Appendix About MarketLine List of Tables Table : South America oil & gas market value: $ billion, – Table : South America oil & gas market volume: million boe, – Table : South America oil & gas market category segmentation: $ billion, Table : South America oil & gas market geography segmentation: $ billion, Table : South America oil & gas market value forecast: $ billion, – Table : South America oil & gas market volume forecast: million boe, – Table : BG Group plc: key facts Table : BG Group plc: key financials ($) Table : BG Group plc: key financials (£) Table : BG Group plc: key financial ratios Table : Chevron Corporation: key facts Table : Chevron Corporation: key financials ($) Table : Chevron Corporation: key financial ratios Table : Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras): key facts Table : Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras): key financials ($) Table : Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras): key financials (BRL) Table : Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras): key financial ratios Table : Royal Dutch Shell plc: key facts Table : Royal Dutch Shell plc: key financials ($) Table : Royal Dutch Shell plc: key financial ratios List of Figures Figure : South America oil & gas market value: $ billion, – Figure : South America oil & gas market volume: million boe, – Figure : South America oil & gas market category segmentation: % share, by value, Figure : South America oil & gas market geography segmentation: % share, by value, Figure : South America oil & gas market value forecast: $ billion, – Figure : South America oil & gas market volume forecast: million boe, – Figure : Forces driving competition in the oil & gas market in South America, Figure : Drivers of buyer power in the oil & gas market in South America, Figure : Drivers of supplier power in the oil & gas market in South America, Figure : Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the oil & gas market in South America, Figure : Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the oil & gas market in South America, Figure : Drivers of degree of rivalry in the oil & gas market in South America, Figure : BG Group plc: revenues & profitability Figure : BG Group plc: assets & liabilities Figure : Chevron Corporation: revenues & profitability Figure : Chevron Corporation: assets & liabilities Figure : Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras): revenues & profitability Figure : Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras): assets & liabilities Figure : Royal Dutch Shell plc: revenues & profitability Figure : Royal Dutch Shell plc: assets & liabilities

BG Group plc, Chevron Corporation, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), Royal Dutch Shell plc