By Alex Ward Published 25 October 2012 The South African Competition Commission has called for six oil companies Shell, BP, Americas Chevron, Frances Total and domestic producers Sasol and Engen to stand before the South African Competition Tribunal for collusion. An investigation that begun in 2009 revealed that the six companies to have [...]
Posts Tagged ‘price-fixing conspiracy’
Appeals court reinstates gas price-fixing lawsuit against Shell, ChevronTexaco
The suit accuses the companies’ joint ventures – Motiva Enterprises and Equilon Enterprises – as being part of a plan by the oil giants to inflate fuel prices beginning in 1998 and ending as early as 2001, when Texaco sold its stake to win approval of its purchase of Chevron. From our Archives… The Boston [...]
Chevron, Shell to Face Antitrust Trial
Los Angeles Times: Chevron, Shell to Face Antitrust Trial By Lisa Girion, Times Staff Writer June 2, 2004 A federal appeals court reverses the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by L.A.-area gas station owners over the firms’ joint ventures. A federal appellate court, pointing to a pact between Shell Oil Co. [...]
US Court Reinstates Shell, ChevronTexaco Price Fixing Suit
The Wall Street Journal: US Court Reinstates Shell, ChevronTexaco Price Fixing Suit DOW JONES NEWSWIRES June 1, 2004 11:52 p.m. Posted 2 June 04 SAN FRANCISCO (AP)–A federal appeals court on Tuesday reinstated a lawsuit accusing ChevronTexaco Corp. (CVX) and Shell Oil Co. of operating a price-fixing conspiracy. The suit accuses the [...]
ChevronTexaco, Shell face price fixing case
DallasNews.com: ChevronTexaco, Shell face price fixing case 03:10 PM CDT on Tuesday, June 1, 2004 Bloomberg News Posted 2 June 04 Royal Dutch/Shell Group and ChevronTexaco Corp. must face an antitrust lawsuit brought by Los Angeles-area gasoline dealers who claim the companies conspired to fix gas prices, an appeals court ruled. The [...]

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