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| 12.4.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 114/14 |
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12.4.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 114/14

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6193 — TNK-BP/PVN/ConocoPhillips/NCS Pipeline)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 114/09

| 1. | On 31 March 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which TNK Overseas Limited (‘TNK’, Cyprus), a wholly-owned subsidiary of TNK-BP (TNK-BP, Russian Federation), controlled by British Petroleum Group (‘BP’, UK) and Alfa, Access/Renova group (‘AAR’, Russian Federation), PetroVietnam Gas Corporation (‘PVN’, Vietnam) and ConocoPhillips Vietnam (‘ConocoPhillips Vietnam’, Vietnam), controlled by ConocoPhillips Company (‘ConocoPhillips’, USA), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Nam Con Son pipeline (‘NCS Pipeline’, Vietnam), an existing company constituting a joint venture, by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 31 March 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which TNK Overseas Limited (‘TNK’, Cyprus), a wholly-owned subsidiary of TNK-BP (TNK-BP, Russian Federation), controlled by British Petroleum Group (‘BP’, UK) and Alfa, Access/Renova group (‘AAR’, Russian Federation), PetroVietnam Gas Corporation (‘PVN’, Vietnam) and ConocoPhillips Vietnam (‘ConocoPhillips Vietnam’, Vietnam), controlled by ConocoPhillips Company (‘ConocoPhillips’, USA), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Nam Con Son pipeline (‘NCS Pipeline’, Vietnam), an existing company constituting a joint venture, by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for TNK-BP: vertically integrated oil company, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for TNK-BP: vertically integrated oil company,

| — | for PVN: exploration, production, storage, processing, transportation and distribution of oil and gas in Vietnam, |
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for PVN: exploration, production, storage, processing, transportation and distribution of oil and gas in Vietnam,

| — | for ConocoPhillips: worldwide exploration, production, refining and marketing of natural resources, |
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for ConocoPhillips: worldwide exploration, production, refining and marketing of natural resources,

| — | for NCS Pipeline: transport and processing of natural gas in Vietnam. |
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for NCS Pipeline: transport and processing of natural gas in Vietnam.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

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| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6193 — TNK-BP/PVN/ConocoPhillips/NCS Pipeline, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6193 — TNK-BP/PVN/ConocoPhillips/NCS Pipeline, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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