FTC Release: Oil Companies to Pay Record FTC Gun-Jumping Fine for Antitrust Law Violation

Dow Jones
01-08

XCL Resources, EP Energy, Verdun Oil to pay $5.6 million penalty for unlawful coordination that led to crude oil supply shortage for EP

Today, the Federal Trade Commission announced that crude oil producers XCL Resources Holdings, LLC (XCL), Verdun Oil Company II LLC (Verdun), and EP Energy LLC $(EP)$ will pay a record $5.6 million civil penalty to settle allegations they engaged in illegal pre-merger coordination, known as gun jumping, in violation of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR Act).

View Press Release: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/01/oil-companies-pay-record-ftc-gun-jumping-fine-antitrust-law-violation

 

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January 07, 2025 11:18 ET (16:18 GMT)

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