Brussels, 22/02/2007 (Agence Europe) - On 21 February, the European Commission cleared, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of six subsidiaries of ConocoPhillips, an integrated energy company based in the US, by the Russian oil and gas company Lukoil.
Lukoil is active in oil and gas exploration and the production and sale of petroleum products, including petrochemicals. ConocoPhillips is an international, integrated energy company. The six ConocoPhillips subsidiaries...