OTHER OIL MERGER REGULATORY WORRIES IN THE PIPELINE?

European Competition Commissioner Karel Van Miert is not ruling out regulatory problems with the Exxon-Mobil and Total-PetroFina mergers. He told journalists in Amsterdam on December 11 that "in the case of the BP Amoco merger no problems were expected but later on there was some concern...We cannot exclude that at all as far as the other mergers are concerned, but let's wait and see what comes out of the scrutiny. The cases are either to be notified or in the stages of being scrutinised so therefore I am not in a position to say anything more", he added. On December 1...

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