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Re: consolidation

To: antitrust@essential.org
Subject: Re: consolidation
From: James Love <love@cptech.org>
Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 07:05:46 -0400
Organization: http://www.cptech.org
References: <Pine.PMDF.3.96.990527122007.255725F-100000@UBmail.ubalt.edu>
Sender: jamie@genoa.essential.org

rlande@UBmail.ubalt.edu wrote:
> 
> > I was wondering if anyone has a reasonably complete list of the
> > various oil company mergers that were announced following last
> > year's private meeting of leading oil company executives.
> 
> Have there been any leaks as to what was discussed at this meeting?

According to the FT, the executives were trying to solve the 
industry's "chronic" problems, which was basically about
excessive competition and falling prices.   The meeting
appears to have been a great success, for the oil industry.

   Jamie

-- 
James Love, Director, Consumer Project on Technology
I can be reached at love@cptech.org, by telephone 202.387.8030,
by fax at 202.234.5176. CPT web page is http://www.cptech.org

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