In closing, since I see that my time is about up, I would remind the House of the measures put forward by the Bloc over time, for a number of years, and by certain Liberals who worked on gasoline matters for many months. There must be controls over the oil companies by means of the Competition Act together with a price monitoring agency, and the commissioner must be given the powers to investigate the cost of gasoline.

The authority believes it has such a clear case that the investigation has been extended to include all petrol companies operating in Denmark.

The authority believes it has such a clear case that the investigation has been extended to include all petrol companies operating in Denmark.

The European Commission has granted regulatory approval to TNK-BP's acquisition of joint control of the Russian oil company Slavneft together with the Russian oil company Sibneft.

46. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to press strongly within the framework of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for a thorough review of international rules on liability in maritime transport; considers that oil companies, classification societies and, above all, shipowners and all other parties involved in the transport of oil or dangerous substances, should equally be held fully accountable, as current limitations of liability inevitably reduce the sense of responsibility of those concerned; points out that there is also an urgent need to tighten up the inadequate rules on liability for all other vessels; c ...[+++]onsiders that effective monitoring instruments urgently need to be created at IMO level for the purpose of examining whether flag states are fulfilling their responsibilities;

The European Commission cleared a concentration by which the French oil company Total acquires the control of the Belgian oil and petrochemical company PetroFina.