06/03/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 6 March, the European Commission announced a probe (in compliance with the EU regulation on concentrations) into the planned buyout of the Hungarian gas and oil company MOL by the Austrian oil and gas company OMV. At the end of its initial investigation, the Commission estimated that this proposed buyout could create competition problems in certain markets. The decision to open an investigation does not influence the final result of the probe. The...