Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6477 — BP/Chevron/Eni/Sonangol/Total/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-04-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy production, gas, marketing, merger control, petroleum exploration








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17.4.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 110/8





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6477 — BP/Chevron/Eni/Sonangol/Total/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 110/07






1.


On 4 April 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which BP plc (‘BP’, UK), Chevron Global Energy Inc. (‘Chevron’, USA), Eni SpA (‘Eni’, Italy), Sociedade Nacional de Combustíveis de Angola, Empresa Pública (‘Sonangol’, Angola) and Total SA (‘Total’, France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation indirect joint control over a full-function joint venture, Angola LNG (the ‘JV’, Angola), by way of a change in the activities of the JV.










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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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for BP: exploration, development and production of oil and gas; refining, manufacturing and marketing of oil products as fuel, energy and petrochemicals; and development of renewable energies,










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for Chevron: exploration, production and transport of oil and gas; refining and sale of fuels and lubricants; manufacture and sale of petrochemical products; power generation,










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for Eni: production, transportation, transformation and marketing of oil and gas; generation of electricity; construction and engineering industries,










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for Sonangol: exploration, production, manufacturing, transportation and marketing of hydrocarbons in Angola, and supply of oil internationally,










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for Total: exploration of crude oil and natural gas, power generation and transportation, petroleum product marketing, and international crude oil and product trading,










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for the JV: production of liquefied natural gas (‘LNG’) in Angola and supply of LNG on an international basis.














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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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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.6477 — BP/Chevron/Eni/Sonangol/Total/JV, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










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

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