FTC Resources for Reporters
Oil and Gas Prices
Oil and gasoline are commodities that are critical to American consumers, so the Federal Trade Commission devotes significant resources to make sure that these markets remain competitive, using all the powers at its disposal to protect consumers from anticompetitive conduct and unfair or deceptive practices. This includes reviewing oil industry merger and acquisitions; investigating the business conduct of oil and gas companies for possible antitrust violations; monitoring prices in hundreds of markets throughout the United States; and researching key issues affecting oil and gas competition. Because of its long history of studying and monitoring petroleum markets, the FTC has specialized expertise on issues that affect the production and distribution of gasoline.
News Releases:
- FTC Approves Kinder Morgan’s Application to Sell Pipeline Assets - 11/09/2012
- Statement by FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz on Gasoline Price Spikes in California - 10/10/2012
- FTC Requires Kinder Morgan to Sell Rocky Mountain Pipelines as a Condition of Acquiring El Paso Corporation - 5/01/2012
- FTC Puts Conditions on AmeriGas's Proposed Acquisition of Rival Propane Distributor Heritage Propane - 1/11/2012
- FTC Approves BASF's Application to Extend Manufacturing Agreement Related to 2009 Acquisition of Ciba; FTC Approves ConocoPhillips' Application to Modify Final Commission Order and to Amend Licensing Agreements with Holly Corp. - 11/16/2011
- FTC Issues New Report on Gasoline Prices and the Petroleum Industry - 9/01/2011
- FTC Conditions Irving Oil’s Proposed Acquisition of ExxonMobil Assets in Maine - 5/26/2011
- FTC, CFTC Agree to Share Information on Energy Investigations - 4/12/2011
- FTC Staff Expresses Support for Proposed Modification to NewJersey Gasoline Pricing Law - 9/28/2010
- FTC Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Amendments to the Fuel Rating Rule - 2/26/2010
- FTC Issues Compliance Guide For Its Petroleum Market Manipulation Regulations - 11/13/2009
- New FTC Rule Prohibits Petroleum Market Manipulation - 8/26/2009
- The Petroleum Manipulation Rule
- Enforcement Activities
- Merger Enforcement
- Non-merger enforcement
- Investigations
- Gas and Diesel Price Monitoring Program
- Competition Advocacies
- Conferences
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission – Petroleum Industry Consolidation - 5/23/2007
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Market Forces, Competitive Dynamics, and Gasoline Prices: FTC Initiatives To Protect Competitive Markets - 5/2/2007
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Concerning the FTC Investigation of Gasoline Price Manipulation and Post-Katrina Gasoline Price Increases - 5/23/2006
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Petroleum Industry Consolidation - 2/1/2006
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