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Monday, May 20, 2013

BP, Shell, Statoil, Platts Raided for Price-Fixing

BP, Shell, Statoil, Platts Raided for Price-Fixing

The European Union Commission has raided the offices of Royal Dutch Shell, Statoil and Platts over energy price-fixing concerns in an investigation that could take years to conclude. Britain’s BP, Norway’s Statoil and Shell, which is listed in London and Amsterdam, were raided on suspicion that the oil and gas giants have attempted to manipulate energy prices by colluding to report distorted prices and to prevent other companies from submitting their prices that were not in line with this alleged collusion. BP, Statoil and Shell submit…Read more...http://oilprice.com/Finance/the-Markets/BP-Shell-Statoil-Platts-Raided-for-Price-Fixing.html

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