Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Market Forces, Anticompetitive Activity, and Gasoline Prices
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William Kovacic, Former Chairman
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FTC Testifies on its Initiatives to Protect Competitive Markets for Gasoline
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Testifying today on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission before the Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs of the House Committee on Government Reform, General...
FTC Reinstates Complaint of Unfair Methods of Competition Against Unocal
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The Federal Trade Commission today reinstated charges that the Union Oil Company of California violated antitrust laws by defrauding the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in connection with...
Announced Action for June 18, 2004
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In comments provided today at the request of Michigan House Representative Gene DeRossett on Michigan House Bill 4757, commonly referred to as the “Petroleum Marketing Stabilization Act,” staff of the...
FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Gene DeRossett Concerning Michigan H.B. 4757, the Petroleum Marketing Stabilization Act
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Matter Number
V040019
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Statement of Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris on the GAO Study on 1990s Oil Mergers and Concentration Released Today
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In 30 years as an antitrust enforcer, academic, and consultant on antitrust issues, I have rarely seen a report so fundamentally flawed as the GAO study of several oil mergers that the Federal Trade...
FTC Testifies on "Market Forces, Anticompetitive Activity, and Gasoline Prices"
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Testifying today on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission before the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights of the Senate Judiciary Committee, General Counsel William...
Report
The Economic Effects of the Marathon - Ashland Joint Venture: The Importance of Industry Supply Shocks and Vertical Market Structure
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This study measures the retail and wholesale price effects in Louisville, Kentucky resulting from the Marathon/Ashland (MAP) joint venture. MAP was an early transaction in the recent era of petroleum...
FTC Staff: Kansas Bill Is Likely to Deter Gasoline Price Cuts
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In response to a request from Kansas State Senator Les Donovan, the staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Competition, and Bureau of Economics filed comments...
Report
The Economics of Price Zones and Territorial Restrictions in Gasoline Marketing
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We review explanations for two controversial vertical restraints commonly used in gasoline marketing: price zones and territorial restrictions. After a discussion of the relevant empirical and...
FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Les Donovan Concerning Kansas H.R. 2330 Prohibiting a Marketer or Retailer From Selling Motor Fuel Below Cost
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V040009
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FTC Staff Concludes that Alabama Motor Fuels Marketing Act Restricts Competition
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The Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Competition, and Bureau of Economics have sent a letter to Alabama House of Representatives Speaker Pro Tempore, Demetrius C. Newton...
FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Demetrius C. Newton Concerning the Alabama Fuels Marketing Act
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Matter Number
V040005
FTC Closes Investigation of Sunoco's Proposed Acquisition of Coastal Eagle Point Oil Company
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By a 5-0 vote, the Federal Trade Commission today closed its investigation of Sunoco, Inc.’s (Sunoco) proposed acquisition of the El Paso Corporation’s Coastal Eagle Point Oil Company (Coastal). As...
Administrative Law Judge Dismisses Complaint Against Unocal for Alleged Anticompetive Practices Related to Carb Gasoline
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In an initial decision filed on November 25, 2003, and announced today, Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) D. Michael Chappell dismissed a complaint brought earlier this year by the Commission that...
FTC Staff: Wisconsin's Unfair Sales Act Likely Raises Gas Prices
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In comments provided on October 15 at the request of Wisconsin State Rep. Shirley Krug, the Federal Trade Commission's Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Competition, and Bureau of Economics stated...
FTC Staff Comment to the Honorable Shirley Krug Concerning the Wisconsin Unfair Sales Act, as Applied to Gasoline Sales
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Matter Number
V030015
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Announced Actions for August 5, 2003
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The Commission approved a proposed divestiture by ConocoPhillips, Inc. under the terms of the decision and order in the matter involving the recent merger of Conoco Inc. and Phillips Petroleum Company...
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Experimental Gasoline Markets
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Zone pricing in wholesale gasoline markets is a contentious topic in the public policy debate. Refiners contend that they use zone pricing to be competitive with local rivals. Critics claim that zone...
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Experimental Gasoline Markets
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