Commission Decision of 15/12/2010 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.5962 - SSI / QP / ORYX) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic) (.PICT.) |EUROPEAN COMMISSION | Brussels , 15.12.2010 SG-Greffe(2010) D/20206/20207 C(2010)9420 SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE PUBLIC VERSION MERGER PROCEDURE ARTICLE 6(1)(b) DECISION To the notifying parties Dear Madam(s) and/or Sir(s), Subject: Case No COMP/M.5962 – SSI / QP / ORYX Notification of 18/11/2010 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [1] Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 320, 25.11.2010, p.
26 1. On 18.11.2010, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which undertakings Sasol Synfuels International (Pty) Limited ("SSI", South-Africa), which belongs to Sasol Group ("Sasol Group", South-Africa), and Qatar Petroleum ("QP", The State of Qatar) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Oryx GTL Limited ("Oryx", The State of Qatar). The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: - for Sasol Group: production of oil, synthetic fuel components, natural gas and petrochemicals. - for SSI: business development company mandated to implement coal-to-liquids and gas-to-liquids projects globally. - for QP: all phases of oil and gas industry including exploration, development, production, processing, transportation and storage of crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquefied natural gas, refined products, petrochemicals and fertilizers. - for Oryx: production of diesel, naphtha and LPG.
2. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(a) of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 [2] . 3. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation.
For the European Commission, Signed Alexander ITALIANER Director General [1]OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 ("the Merger Regulation"). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ("TFEU") has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of "Community" by "Union" and "common market" by "internal market". The terminology of the TFEU will be used throughout this decision. [2] OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.