0210040 UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA
DECISION AND ORDER The Federal Trade Commission ("Commission"), having initiated an investigation of the proposed merger involving Respondents, Conoco Inc. ("Conoco") and Phillips Petroleum Company ("Phillips"), and Respondents having been furnished thereafter with a draft of Complaint that the Bureau of Competition proposed to present to the Commission for its consideration and that, if issued by the Commission, would charge Respondents with violations of Section 7 of the Clayton Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 18, and Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 45; and Respondents, their attorneys, and counsel for the Commission having thereafter executed an Agreement Containing Consent Orders ("Consent Agreement"), containing an admission by Respondents of all the jurisdictional facts set forth in the aforesaid draft of Complaint, a statement that the signing of said Consent Agreement is for settlement purposes only and does not constitute an admission by Respondents that the law has been violated as alleged in such Complaint, or that the facts as alleged in such Complaint, other than jurisdictional facts, are true, and waivers and other provisions as required by the Commission's Rules; and The Commission having thereafter considered the matter and having determined that it had reason to believe that the Respondents have violated the said Acts, and that a Complaint should issue stating its charges in that respect, and having thereupon issued its Complaint and its Order to Hold Separate and Maintain Assets and accepted the executed Consent Agreement and placed such Consent Agreement on the public record for a period of thirty (30) days for the receipt and consideration of public comments, and having duly considered the comments received, now in further conformity with the procedure described in Commission Rule 2.34, 16 C.F.R. § 2.34, the Commission hereby makes the following jurisdictional findings and issues the following order ("Order"):
ORDER I. IT IS ORDERED that, as used in this Order, the following definitions shall apply: A. "Conoco" means Conoco Inc., its directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives, predecessors, successors, and assigns; its joint ventures, subsidiaries, divisions, groups and affiliates controlled by Conoco, and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, successors, and assigns of each. Conoco does not include Phillips. B. "Phillips" means Phillips Petroleum Company, its directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives, predecessors, successors, and assigns; its joint ventures, subsidiaries, divisions, groups and affiliates controlled by Phillips, and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, successors, and assigns of each. Phillips does not include: (1) Conoco or (2) DEFS as long as Phillips' proportionate ownership and other interests and rights in DEFS do not increase relative to what they were at the time Respondents executed the Agreement Containing Consent Orders. C. "ConocoPhillips" means the entity resulting from the merger involving Conoco and Phillips, its directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives, predecessors, successors, and assigns; its joint ventures, subsidiaries, divisions, groups and affiliates controlled by ConocoPhillips, and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, successors, and assigns of each. ConocoPhillips does not include DEFS as long as ConocoPhillips' proportionate ownership and other interests and rights in DEFS do not increase relative to what Phillips' proportionate ownership and other interests and rights were at the time Respondents executed the Agreement Containing Consent Orders. D. "Respondents" means Conoco and Phillips, individually and collectively, and, after the Merger, ConocoPhillips. E. "Commission" means the Federal Trade Commission. F. "Agreement Containing Consent Orders" means the agreement executed by Respondents in this matter. G. "Ancillary Products" means any product that is commonly sold in Gasoline Outlets other than Motor Fuels or Aviation Fuels. H. "Aviation Fuels" means aviation gasoline and jet fuels. I. "Assets To Be Divested" means (1) Phillips Woods Cross Assets, (2) Colorado Assets, (3) Propane Assets, (4) Phillips Spokane Terminal, (5) New Mexico Assets, and (6) Texas Assets. J. "Blue Line" means the common carrier pipeline currently owned by the Phillips Pipe Line Company that extends from Borger, Texas, to East St. Louis, Illinois, and that serves the Propane Terminal Assets as delivery intermediate destinations. K. "Branded Ancillary Products" means any Ancillary Product that is sold under a brand name owned by or licensed to Respondents. L. "Branded Aviation Fuels" means Aviation Fuels that are sold under a brand name owned by or licensed to Respondents. M. "Branded Fuels" means Motor Fuels that are sold under a brand name owned by or licensed to Respondents. N. "Colorado Assets" means the (1) Conoco Denver Refinery Assets; and (2) Phillips Colorado Retail Assets. O. "Conoco Branded Fuels" means Branded Fuels sold under a brand name owned by or licensed to Conoco. P. "Conoco Branded Seller" means any Person (other than Conoco) that has, by virtue of contract or agreement in effect at the time Respondents executed the Agreement Containing Consent Order, the right to sell Motor Fuels using any trademark, trade name, or logo owned or licensed by Conoco, or to resell Motor Fuels to any such Person. "Conoco Branded Seller" includes marketers, distributors, jobbers, contract dealers and open dealers. Q. "Conoco Denver Refinery Assets" means Conoco's refinery located at Commerce City, Colorado, and includes:
R. "Conoco Existing Supply Agreements" means all agreements, in effect as of the date Respondents executed the Agreement Containing Consent Orders, between Conoco and Conoco Branded Sellers relating to such Person's right or obligation to sell or resell Branded Fuels using any trademark, trade name, or logo owned by or licensed to Conoco at a Gasoline Outlet, including but not limited to, each Branded Fuels supply contract, distributor agreement, dealer agreement, image agreement, amortization agreement, jobber outlet incentive program contract. S. "ConocoPhillips DEFS Board Members" means all board members appointed by ConocoPhillips, Conoco, or Phillips to the board of directors of DEFS. T. "ConocoPhillips Non-Public GCF Information" means Non-Public Information relating to GCF. U. "Cost" means all direct costs, including raw materials, labor, utilities, and third-party contract services actually used to provide services to the acquirer of the relevant business. "Cost" also includes the pro rata share of the cost of the capital employed in the relevant facility and those indirect costs related to operating the relevant facility, including taxes, depreciation, overhead, and third-party contracts. When calculating the pro rata shares of the costs of a facility, Respondents shall use the following formula: the amount of capacity used by the acquirer of the relevant business divided by the then-current total capacity utilization of the relevant facility. V. "DEFS" means Duke Energy Field Services, LLC, a limited liability company, organized, existing and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware, with its offices and principal place of business located at 370 17th Street, Suite 900, Denver, Colorado 80202, its directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives. W. "DEFS Non-Public Fractionation Information" means Non-Public Information relating to Enterprise or Mont Belvieu I. X. "Duke" means Duke Energy Corporation, a corporation, organized, existing and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of the State of North Carolina, with its offices and principal place of business located at 526 South Church Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202, its directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives. Y. "Duke DEFS Board Members" means all board members appointed by Duke to the board of directors of DEFS. Z. "Effective Date of Divestiture" means the date on which the applicable divestiture is consummated. Each Asset To Be Divested may have its own Effective Date of Divestiture. AA. "Enterprise" means the fractionating facility located at 10207 Farm Road, FM 1942, Mont Belvieu, Chambers County, Texas. AB. "FERC" means the United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. AC. "Gas Gathering" means pipeline transportation, for oneself or other persons, of natural gas over any part or all of the distance between a well and a gas transmission pipeline or gas processing plant. AD. "Gasoline Outlet" means a business establishment from which Motor Fuels are sold to the general public. AE. "GCF" means the fractionating facility owned by Gulf Coast Fractionators and located 1.5 miles west of Highway 146 on Farm Road FM 1942, Mont Belvieu, Chambers County, Texas. AF. "KPAC Joint Venture" means the asphalt joint venture (known as the Koch Performance Asphalt Company ("KPAC")) between Conoco and Koch. AG. "Maljamar Processing Plant" means Conoco's gas processing facility located at 1001 Conoco Road, Maljamar, New Mexico, and includes:
"Maljamar Processing Plant" does not include the assets listed in Exhibit B. AH. "Merger" means the proposed merger of Conoco and Phillips. AI. "Merger Date" means the date on which the Merger is consummated. AJ. "Mertzon Facility" means Conoco's gas processing facility located seven miles southwest of Mertzon, Texas, on Highway 67, Irion County, Texas 76941. AK. "Mont Belvieu I" means the fractionating facility located at 9900 Farm Road FM 1942, Mont Belvieu, Chambers County, Texas. AL. "Motor Fuels" means gasoline or diesel fuel (including any kerosene sold at Gasoline Outlets, such as kerosene typically used for blending with on-road diesel). "Motor Fuels" does not include Aviation Fuels. AM. "New Mexico Assets" means (1) all of Conoco's tangible assets located in the New Mexico Specified Area used for the gathering, compression, processing, transportation, or sale of natural gas; (2) all contracts, agreements and understandings relating to the tangible assets defined in (1), above; provided, however, that if any such contract, agreement or understanding includes matters or terms not related to the tangible assets defined in (1), above, then only those provisions relating to the tangible assets defined in (1), above, shall be included; (3) the Maljamar Processing Plant; and (4) on an exclusive basis, all easements, rights of way, or other rights used solely in the operation of the New Mexico Assets, and on a non-exclusive basis, all other easements, rights of way, or other rights used in the operation of the New Mexico Assets. "New Mexico Assets" does not include: (1) the assets listed in Exhibit B; or (2) any of Conoco's ownership interest in real estate related to the assets described in (1), above, provided that Respondents shall grant the acquirer of the New Mexico Assets all easements, rights of way, or other rights necessary to operate the New Mexico Assets. AN. "New Mexico Specified Area" means, in the State of New Mexico, all sections within the township and ranges of 16S/30E-33E; all sections within 17S/31E-33E; all sections within 18S/32E-33E; sections 3-10, 15-22 and 27-34 of 16S-17S/34E; sections 3-10, 15-22 and 27-32 of 18S/34E; sections 3-7 and 17-20 of 19S/34E; section 6 of 20S/34E; section 1 of 20S/33E; sections 1-12, 14-23, 26-32 and 35-36 of 19S/33E; sections 1-6, 8-17, 22-26, 30-31 and 36 of 19S/32E; sections 1-3, 12-13, 15-17, 19-25 and 27-28 of 19S/31E; sections 1-18, 20-27 and 34-36 of 18S/31E; sections 1-17, 20-26 and 34-36 of 17S/30E; sections 1-4, 9-16 and 21-23 of 18S/30E; sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, and 36 of 16S/29E; sections 1 and 12 of 17S/29E; section 35 of 15S/33E; sections 9, 16, 21, 28, 29, 32 and 33 of 15S/32E; sections, 4-9, 15-22 and 27-34 of 15S/30E; sections 1-5, 8-17, 20-29 and 32-36 of 15S/29E; sections 20-29 and 32-36 of 14S/29E; and sections 19-21 and 28-33 of 14S/30E. "New Mexico Specified Area" is depicted on the map that is attached as Confidential Exhibit B-1. AO. "Non-Public Information" means any information not in the public domain. "Non-Public Information" shall not include information that was publicly available prior to the date Respondents executed the Agreement Containing Consent Orders or that thereafter becomes publicly available or is disclosed to Respondents without any violation of this Order by Respondents and without violation of law or regulation by or known to Respondents. AP. "Non-Public Propane Information" means any Non-Public Information relating to the Propane Business. AQ. "OPIS" means the Oil Price Information Service, or such replacement publication as ConocoPhillips and the acquirer may agree to if OPIS ceases to be published or ceases to provide the information to be obtained therefrom pursuant to this Order. AR. "Order to Hold Separate and Maintain Assets" means the Order to Hold Separate and Maintain Assets issued by the Commission in this matter. AS. "Person" means any individual, partnership, association, company or corporation. AT. "Phillips Branded Fuels" means Branded Fuels sold under a brand name owned by or licensed to Phillips. AU. "Phillips Branded Seller" means any Person (other than Phillips) that has, by virtue of contract or agreement in effect at the time Respondents executed the Agreement Containing Consent Orders, the right to sell Motor Fuels using any trademark, trade name, or logo owned or licensed by Phillips, or to resell Motor Fuels to any such Person. "Phillips Branded Seller" includes marketers, distributors, jobbers, contract dealers and open dealers. AV. "Phillips Colorado Retail Assets" means all of Phillips Retail Assets in Colorado as of the date Respondents executed the Agreement Containing Consent Orders, except those Gasoline Outlets subject to an agreement dated June 13, 2002, between Phillips and Phillips Investment Company, LLC. AW. "Phillips Colorado Supply Agreements" means
relating to such Person's right or obligation to sell or resell Phillips Branded Fuels at Gasoline Outlets in Colorado, including but not limited to, each Branded Fuels supply contract, distributor agreement, dealer agreement, image agreement, amortization agreement, jobber outlet incentive program contract, and the Phillips 66 Branded Marketer Agreement. AX. "Phillips Spokane Terminal" means Phillips' petroleum storage and distribution terminal in Spokane, Washington, and includes:
"Phillips Spokane Terminal" does not include the assets listed in Exhibit C. AY. "Phillips Wichita Terminal Assets" means an undivided 50% interest in Phillips' assets relating to Terminaling in Wichita, Kansas. "Phillips Wichita Terminal Assets" does not include Phillips proprietary trade names, trademarks and identification signs, any real estate, any refined petroleum products inventory, any refined petroleum products storage tanks that support or are used for or by Phillips in the operation of its Blue Line, Gold Line, or Standish Line, or any intellectual property. AZ. "Phillips Woods Cross Assets" means the (1) Phillips Woods Cross Refinery Assets; and (2) Phillips Woods Cross Retail Assets. BA. "Phillips Woods Cross Refinery Assets" means Phillips refinery located at Woods Cross, Utah, and includes:
BB. "Phillips Woods Cross Retail Assets" means all of Phillips' Retail Assets in Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana as of the date Respondents executed the Agreement Containing Consent Orders. BC. "Phillips Woods Cross Supply Agreements" means all agreements, in effect as of the date Respondents executed the Agreement Containing Consent Orders, between Phillips and Phillips' Branded Sellers relating to such Person's right or obligation to sell or resell Phillips Branded Fuels at Gasoline Outlets in Utah, Wyoming, Montana, or Idaho, including but not limited to, each Branded Fuels supply contract, distributor agreement, dealer agreement, image agreement, amortization agreement, jobber outlet incentive program contract, and the Phillips 66 Branded Marketer Agreement. BD. "Propane Alternate Assets" means (1) Respondents' interests in that portion of the Blue Line extending from the Blue Line's connection with the Shocker Line to East St. Louis, Illinois; (2) Respondents' interests in the Shocker Line; (3) Respondents' interests in the Shocker Station; (4) an undivided 50% ownership interest in that portion of the Blue Line extending from Borger, Texas, to the Shocker Line (at or near Wichita, Kansas), with Respondents retaining the right to operate that portion; (5) the entirety of the Ringer, Kansas, terminal; and (6) an undivided 50% ownership interest in the Jefferson City, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, terminals, including the right to operate these terminals or, at the option of the acquirer, that portion of the terminal(s) used in Propane Terminaling. BE. "Propane Business" means (1) the Propane Terminal Assets and (2) all propane supply agreements between Phillips and its customers at, and to the extent they relate to the supply of propane from, Phillips' terminals in Jefferson City, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, effective as of the date Respondents executed the Agreement Containing Consent Orders, including, but not limited to, all present and historical reports, data and information relating to those supply agreements. BF. "Propane Support Personnel" means persons, employees, agents, contractors or affiliates of Respondents who are involved, directly or indirectly, in satisfying Respondents' obligations under propane supply agreements or otherwise in the transport of propane or the operation of the Propane Terminal Assets. "Propane Support Personnel" also includes persons, employees, agents, contractors or affiliates who have access to Non-Public Propane Information of the acquirer of the Propane Business. BG. "Propane Terminal Assets" means all of Phillips' interest in Phillips' propane terminal operations from the Jefferson City, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, terminals, and includes:
"Propane Terminal Assets" does not include
BH. "Propane Terminaling" means the services performed by a facility that provides temporary storage of propane products received from a pipeline, and the redelivery of propane products from storage tanks into tank trucks or transport trailers. BI. "Retail Assets" means, for each Gasoline Outlet, all of Respondents' interests in the Gasoline Outlet, and includes:
BK. "Shocker Station" means the pipeline station owned and operated by the Phillips Pipe Line Company and located at or near Conway, Kansas. BL. "Terminaling" means the services performed by a facility that provides temporary storage of refined petroleum products received via pipeline, tank trucks, rail, or transport trailers, and the redelivery of refined products from storage tanks into pipeline, tank trucks, rail, or transport trailers.
BN. "Texas Specified Area" means
"Texas Specified Area" is depicted on the map that is attached as Confidential Exhibit E-1. BO. "Wichita Refined Products Throughput Agreement" means the agreement between Respondents and a single throughput customer subject to the prior approval of the Commission, for the receipt, storage, handling, and redelivery of refined products from storage tanks into tank trucks or transport trailers for the throughput customer at Phillips' refined products terminal in Wichita, Kansas. II. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that: A. Respondents shall divest the Phillips Woods Cross Assets to a single acquirer that receives the prior approval of the Commission and only in a manner that receives the prior approval of the Commission, absolutely and in good faith and at no minimum price, within twelve (12) months from the date Respondents executed the Agreement Containing Consent Orders. B. Respondents shall, upon the Effective Date of Divestiture of the Phillips Woods Cross Assets, assign to the acquirer of the Phillips Woods Cross Assets all Phillips Woods Cross Supply Agreements. C. Respondents shall provide the acquirer of the Phillips Woods Cross Assets (and shall enter into an agreement with the acquirer of the Phillips Woods Cross Assets, to be effective upon the Effective Date of Divestiture of the Phillips Woods Cross Assets, which shall be subject to the prior approval of the Commission, that includes terms that provide for) the following:
D. Respondent may include in the agreement with the acquirer of the Phillips Woods Cross Assets a requirement that the acquirer:
E. Respondents shall divest the Phillips Woods Cross Assets, assign all Phillips Woods Cross Supply Agreements, and enter into the agreements as required by Paragraphs II.A., II.B., II.C., and II.D. only to a single acquirer that receives the prior approval of the Commission and only in a manner that receives the prior approval of the Commission. F. Respondents shall offer the acquirer of the Phillips Woods Cross Assets an indemnity, subject to the prior approval of the Commission and to be effective upon the Effective Date of Divestiture of the Phillips Woods Cross Assets, which indemnity shall allocate among Respondents and the acquirer, on such terms as the Respondents and the acquirer agree, responsibility with respect to potential claims and liabilities arising out of failure to comply with local, state, and federal environmental obligations in connection with the Phillips Woods Cross Assets that are divested or assigned pursuant to this Paragraph. G. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph II.C., in the event that the acquirer of the Phillips Woods Cross Assets ceases using any Phillips brand in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana pursuant to the agreement conveying the right to use that Phillips brand described in Paragraph II.C., Respondents shall have the right to use that Phillips brand in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana beginning two (2) years after the acquirer of the Phillips Woods Cross Assets ceases to use that Phillips brand in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. H. If, at any time from the date Respondents executed the Agreement Containing Consent Orders until the Effective Date of Divestiture of the Phillips Woods Cross Assets, Respondents terminate or enter into discussions with any Person relating to construction of or plans to construct a pipeline that will deliver light petroleum products into Utah or Western Colorado, Respondents shall, at the same time they terminate or enter into such discussions: (1) provide a copy of this Order to such Person; and (2) notify all Persons who have expressed to Respondents an interest in acquiring the Phillips Woods Cross Assets that they have terminated or entered into such discussions. I. Until the Effective Date of Divestiture of the Phillips Woods Cross Assets, Respondents shall take such actions as are necessary to maintain the viability and marketability of the Phillips Woods Cross Assets and to prevent the destruction, removal, wasting, deterioration, or impairment of the Phillips Woods Cross Assets, except for ordinary wear and tear, including, but not limited to, continuing in effect and maintaining all proprietary trademarks, trade names, logos, trade dress, identification signs, and renewing or extending any base leases or ground leases that expire or terminate prior to the Effective Date of Divestiture of the Phillips Woods Cross Assets. Until the assignments of the Phillips Woods Cross Supply Agreements provided by Paragraph II.B. occur, Respondents shall not attempt in any way to encourage any Phillips Branded Seller to terminate, and shall not terminate (except for reasons set out in § 2802(c) of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2802(c)) or intentionally interfere with compliance with any Phillips Woods Cross Supply Agreement, and Respondents shall continue in effect all programs and other business practices aimed at maintaining existing relationships with parties to any Phillips Woods Cross Supply Agreement and shall otherwise seek to preserve such relationships as diligently as was done prior to the time Respondents executed the Agreement Containing Consent Orders. J. In the event that Respondents are unable to satisfy all conditions necessary to divest any intangible asset, Respondents shall: (1) with respect to permits, licenses, or other rights granted by governmental authorities (other than patents), provide such assistance as the acquirer may reasonably request in the acquirer's efforts to obtain comparable permits, licenses or rights, and (2) with respect to other intangible assets (including patents and contractual rights), substitute equivalent assets or arrangements, subject to the prior approval of the Commission. A substituted asset or arrangement will not be deemed equivalent unless it enables the Woods Cross refinery to perform the same function at the same or less cost. K. In the event that Respondents are unable to divest the Phillips interest in the Boise or Burley terminals solely due to the failure of any co-owner to waive its preferential rights should those rights exist (and only after Respondents have used best efforts to obtain such waiver), Respondents shall enter into a substitute equivalent arrangement or agreement, subject to the prior approval of the Commission, such as a throughput arrangement, a lease agreement, or any other arrangement to enable the acquirer of the Phillips Woods Cross Assets to obtain the same commercial benefit it would have obtained if it had purchased Phillips' interest in the Boise or Burley terminals. A substituted arrangement or agreement will not be deemed equivalent unless it enables the Woods Cross refinery to perform the same function at the same or less cost and unless it provides supply of refined petroleum products and Terminaling at the same or less cost than Phillips' cost. L. For any obligation of Respondents pursuant to this Paragraph that is at the option of the acquirer, Respondents need not fulfill such obligation only if the following two conditions are satisfied: (1) the acquirer exercises its option not to have Respondents fulfill the obligation; and (2) the Commission approves the divestiture without the fulfillment of that obligation. M. The purpose of this Paragraph is to ensure that the Phillips Woods Cross Assets remain in the market and to remedy the lessening of competition in the refining, terminaling and bulk supply of Motor Fuels and other petroleum products resulting from the proposed Merger as alleged in the Commission's Complaint. A further purpose of this Paragraph is to ensure that the acquirer of the Phillips Woods Cross Assets has the same capabilities and incentives as did Phillips prior to the Merger to expand and develop alternative sources of Motor Fuels and other light petroleum products for the Northern Utah market as alleged in the Commission's Complaint and is able to take control of the assets and, with minimal additional investment, compete as aggressively as did Phillips prior to the Merger. III. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that: A. Respondents shall divest the Colorado Assets to a single acquirer that receives the prior approval of the Commission and only in a manner that receives the prior approval of the Commission, absolutely and in good faith and at no minimum price, within twelve (12) months from the date Respondents executed the Agreement Containing Consent Orders. B. Respondents shall, upon the Effective Date of Divestiture of the Colorado Assets, assign to the acquirer of the Colorado Assets all Phillips Colorado Supply Agreements. C. Respondents shall provide the acquirer of the Colorado Assets (and shall enter into an agreement with the acquirer of the Colorado Assets, to be effective upon the Effective Date of Divestiture of the Colorado Assets, which shall be subject to the prior approval of the Commission, that includes terms that provide for) the following:
D. Respondent may include in the agreement with the acquirer of the
Colorado Assets a requirement that the acquirer:
E. Respondents shall divest the Colorado Assets, assign
all Phillips Colorado Supply Agreements, and enter into the agreements as
required by Paragraphs III.A., III.B., III.C., and III.D. only to a single
acquirer that receives the prior approval of the Commission and only in a
manner that receives the prior approval of the Commission; provided,
however, that, with respect to assets that are to be divested or
agreements entered into pursuant to this Paragraph at the acquirer's
option, Respondents need not divest such assets or enter into such
agreements if the acquirer chooses not to acquire such assets or enter
into such agreements and the Commission approves the divestiture without
such assets or agreements. F. Respondents shall offer the acquirer of the Colorado Assets an indemnity, subject to the prior approval of the Commission and to be effective upon the Effective Date of Divestiture of the Colorado Assets, which indemnity shall allocate among Respondents and the acquirer, on such terms as the Respondents and the acquirer agree, responsibility with respect to potential claims and liabilities arising out of failure to comply with local, state, and federal environmental obligations in connection with the Colorado Assets that are divested or assigned pursuant to this Paragraph. G. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph III.C., in the event that the acquirer of the Phillips Colorado Retail Assets ceases using any Phillips brand in Colorado pursuant to the agreement conveying the right to use that Phillips brand described in Paragraph III.C., Respondents shall have the right to use that Phillips brand in Colorado beginning two (2) years after the acquirer of the Colorado Assets ceases to use that Phillips brand in Colorado. H. Respondents shall, at the acquirer's option and subject to the prior approval of the Commission, establish and divest to the acquirer a pipeline connection to an existing Phillips line to provide access to Denver International Airport at a capacity equal to or greater than the capacity Conoco had to Denver International Airport, and Respondents shall enter into a connection agreement relating to the Phillips line with or assignable to the acquirer at terms consistent with standard industry practices. I. Respondents shall, at the acquirer's option and subject to the prior approval of the Commission, assign the asphalt supply agreement for the Conoco Denver Refinery Assets between Conoco and K.C. Asphalt, LLC, to the acquirer. J. Respondents shall, at the acquirer's option and subject to the prior approval of the Commission, enter into a substitute agreement or arrangement with the acquirer that provides at least an equivalent commercial benefit to that which Conoco receives from the portion of the Jupiter Joint Venture relating to the Conoco Denver Refinery Assets. K. Until the Effective Date of Divestiture of the Colorado Assets, Respondents shall take such actions as are necessary to maintain the viability and marketability of the Colorado Assets and to prevent the destruction, removal, wasting, deterioration, or impairment of the Colorado Assets, except for ordinary wear and tear, including, but not limited to, continuing in effect and maintaining all proprietary trademarks, trade names, logos, trade dress, identification signs, and renewing or extending any base leases or ground leases that expire or terminate prior to the Effective Date of Divestiture of the Colorado Assets. Until the assignments of Phillips Colorado Supply Agreements provided by Paragraph III.B. occur, Respondents shall not attempt in any way to encourage any Phillips Branded Seller to terminate, and Respondents shall not terminate (except for reasons set out in § 2802(c) of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2802(c)) or intentionally interfere with the compliance with a Phillips Existing Supply Agreement with respect to a Gasoline Outlet in Colorado, and Respondents shall continue in effect all programs and other business practices aimed at maintaining existing relationships with parties to any Phillips Colorado Supply Agreement and shall otherwise seek to preserve such relationships as diligently as was done prior to the time Respondents executed the Agreement Containing Consent Orders. L. In the event that Respondents are unable to satisfy all conditions necessary to divest any intangible asset, Respondents shall: (1) with respect to permits, licenses, or other rights granted by governmental authorities (other than patents), provide such assistance as the acquirer may reasonably request in the acquirer's efforts to obtain comparable permits, licenses or rights, and (2) with respect to other intangible assets (including patents and contractual rights), substitute equivalent assets or arrangements, subject to the prior approval of the Commission. A substituted asset or arrangement will not be deemed equivalent unless it enables the Colorado Assets to perform the same function at the same or less cost. M. For any obligation of Respondents pursuant to this Paragraph that is at the option of the acquirer, Respondents need not fulfill such obligation only if the following two conditions are satisfied: (1) the acquirer exercises its option not to have Respondents fulfill the obligation; and (2) the Commission approves the divestiture without the fulfillment of that obligation. N. The purpose of this Paragraph is to ensure the continued use of the Conoco Denver Refinery Assets in the same business in which the Conoco Denver Refinery Assets were engaged at the time of the announcement of the Merger and to remedy the lessening of competition in the refining and bulk supply of Motor Fuels and other petroleum products resulting from the proposed Merger as alleged in the Commission's draft Complaint. IV. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that: A. Respondents shall divest the Propane Business absolutely and in good faith and at no minimum price by January 15, 2003. B. Respondents shall divest the Propane Business to and enter into the agreements required by Paragraph IV.D. with a single acquirer who receives the prior approval of the Commission and only in a manner that receives the prior approval of the Commission. C. Respondents shall:
D. Respondents shall, by the Effective Date of Divestiture of the Propane Business, subject to the prior approval of the Commission, enter into:
E. Respondents shall not provide, disclose, or otherwise make available
Non-Public Propane Information to persons who are not Propane Support
Personnel, except for the purpose of complying with Respondents'
financial, tax reporting, legal, health, safety, and environmental
obligations. Respondents' personnel receiving such information pursuant to
this Paragraph IV.E. shall not otherwise disclose the Non-Public Propane
Information. F. Before the Effective Date of Divestiture, Respondents shall provide fully independent and secure computer systems at the Jefferson City, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, terminals for exclusive use by the acquirer, to monitor all aspects of the Propane Business including, but not limited to, customer accounts and information, propane deliveries and sales. Respondents shall not retain or use any customer information relating to the supply of propane from the Jefferson City, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, terminals. G. At any time after the Commission issues the Order to Hold Separate and Maintain Assets, the Commission may appoint a Monitor to assure that Respondents comply with their obligations under this Paragraph, and Respondents shall consent to the terms and conditions regarding the powers, duties, authorities and responsibilities of the Monitor appointed pursuant to the Order to Hold Separate and Maintain Assets. H. The purpose of this Paragraph is to ensure the continued use of the Propane Business assets in the same business in which they were engaged at the time of the announcement of the proposed Merger, to establish a propane competitor with competitive costs, to allow the acquirer of the Propane Business access to sources of propane from the market in Conway, Kansas, by shipping propane from Conway, Kansas, through the Blue Line and Shocker Line to the Jefferson City, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, terminals on a competitive and non-discriminatory basis or to have Respondents provide propane at Jefferson City, Missouri, or East St. Louis, Illinois, terminals at a price equal to or less than the price of accessing propane at Conway, Kansas, and to remedy the lessening of competition in the bulk supply and marketing of propane resulting from the proposed Merger, as alleged in the Commission's Complaint. V. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that: A. Respondents shall divest the Phillips Spokane Terminal absolutely and in good faith and at no minimum price, within nine (9) months from the date Respondents executed the Agreement Containing Consent Orders. B. Respondents shall divest the Phillips Spokane Terminal to an acquirer that receives the prior approval of the Commission and only in a manner that receives the prior approval of the Commission. C. Until the Effective Date of Divestiture of the Phillips Spokane Terminal, Respondents shall take such actions as are necessary to maintain the viability and marketability of the Phillips Spokane Terminal and to prevent the destruction, removal, wasting, deterioration, or impairment of the Phillips Spokane Terminal, except for ordinary wear and tear. D. Respondents shall offer the acquirer of the Phillips Spokane Terminal an indemnity, subject to the prior approval of the Commission and to be effective upon the Effective Date of Divestiture of the Phillips Spokane Terminal, which indemnity shall allocate among Respondents and the acquirer, on such terms as the Respondents and the acquirer agree, responsibility with respect to potential claims and liabilities arising out of failure to comply with local, state, and federal environmental obligations in connection with the Phillips Spokane Terminal that are divested or assigned pursuant to this Paragraph. E. In the event that Respondents are unable to satisfy all conditions necessary to divest any intangible asset, Respondents shall: (1) with respect to permits, licenses or other rights granted by governmental authorities (other than patents), provide such assistance as the acquirer may reasonably request in the acquirer's efforts to obtain comparable permits, licenses or rights, and (2) with respect to other intangible assets (including patents and contractual rights), substitute equivalent assets or arrangements, subject to the prior approval of the Commission. A substituted asset or arrangement will not be deemed to be equivalent unless it enables the terminal to perform the same function at the same or less cost. F. The purpose of this Paragraph is to ensure the continued use of the Phillips Spokane Terminal in the same business in which it was engaged at the time of the announcement of the proposed Merger, and to remedy the lessening of competition in the Terminaling of gasoline and other petroleum products resulting from the proposed Merger, as alleged in the Commission's Complaint. VI. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that: A. Respondents shall, within six (6) months from the date Respondents executed the Agreement Containing Consent Orders, enter into a Wichita Refined Products Throughput Agreement that receives the prior approval of the Commission with Williams Pipe Line Company, LLC (or another designated subsidiary of The Williams Companies Inc.) or with a single throughput customer that receives the prior approval of the Commission. B. The Wichita Refined Products Throughput Agreement shall include, subject to the prior approval of the Commission, without limitation, the following terms:
C. The purpose of this Paragraph is to ensure the continued use of the
Phillips Wichita Terminal Assets in the same business in which they were
engaged at the time of the announcement of the proposed Merger, and to
remedy the lessening of competition in the Terminaling of gasoline and
other petroleum products in Wichita, Kansas, resulting from the proposed
Merger, as alleged in the Commission's Complaint. VII. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that: A. Respondents shall divest the New Mexico Assets absolutely and in good faith and at no minimum price within nine (9) months from the date Respondents executed the Agreement Containing Consent Orders. B. Respondents shall divest the New Mexico Assets to an acquirer that receives the prior approval of the Commission and only in a manner that receives the prior approval of the Commission. C. Until the Effective Date of Divestiture of the New Mexico Assets, Respondents shall take such actions as are necessary to maintain the viability and marketability of such assets and to prevent the destruction, removal, wasting, deterioration or impairment of such assets, except for ordinary wear and tear. D. The purpose of this Paragraph is to ensure the continued use of the New Mexico Assets in the same business in which they were engaged at the time of the announcement of the proposed Merger, and to remedy the lessening of competition in Gas Gathering resulting from the Merger, as alleged in the Commission's Complaint. VIII. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that: A. Respondents shall divest the Texas Assets absolutely and in good faith and at no minimum price within nine (9) months from the date Respondents executed the Agreement Containing Consent Orders. B. Respondents shall divest the Texas Assets to an acquirer that receives the prior approval of the Commission and only in a manner that receives the prior approval of the Commission. C. Respondents shall, at the acquirer's option and subject to the prior approval of the Commission, enter into an agreement with the acquirer of the Texas Assets to process natural gas gathered by the Texas Assets, such agreement to include, without limitation, the following terms:
D. Until the Effective Date of Divestiture of the Texas Assets, Respondents shall take such actions as are necessary to maintain the viability and marketability of such assets and to prevent the destruction, removal, wasting, deterioration or impairment of such assets, except for ordinary wear and tear. E. The purpose of this Paragraph is to ensure the continued use of the Texas Assets in the same business in which they were engaged at the time of the announcement of the proposed Merger, and to remedy the lessening of competition in Gas Gathering resulting from the Merger, as alleged in the Commission's Complaint. IX. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that: A. Beginning at the date of execution of the Agreement Containing Consent Orders, Respondents shall not provide, disclose or otherwise make available to Duke, DEFS, or any member of the DEFS board of directors any ConocoPhillips Non-Public GCF Information. B. Beginning at the date of execution of the Agreement Containing Consent Orders, Respondents and ConocoPhillips DEFS Board Members shall not receive from Duke, DEFS, or any individual member of the DEFS board of directors any DEFS Non-Public Fractionation Information. C. ConocoPhillips DEFS Board Members shall not participate in any discussions with DEFS or Duke relating to GCF, Enterprise, or Mont Belvieu I. D. ConocoPhillips DEFS Board Members shall not participate, directly or indirectly, in any vote of the DEFS board of directors pertaining to Enterprise or Mont Belvieu I; provided, however, with respect to any matter to be voted on by the DEFS Board Members pertaining to Enterprise or Mont Belvieu I that requires the approval of one or more of the ConocoPhillips DEFS Board Members, the ConocoPhillips DEFS Board Members may participate in such vote and shall cast their votes in the same way as the majority of the Duke DEFS Board Members. E. No later than twenty (20) days after Respondents executed the Agreement Containing Consent Orders, Respondents shall institute procedures and guidelines to comply with this Paragraph. F. No later than ten (10) days after Respondents executed the Agreement Containing Consent Orders, Respondents shall submit to the Commission a copy of written procedures and guidelines that will be instituted by Respondents pursuant to Paragraph IX.E. above. X. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that: A. If Respondents fail to complete one or more of the divestitures required by Paragraphs II through VIII of this Order within the time period specified therein, the Commission may appoint one or more Divestiture Trustees to divest the Assets To Be Divested that have not been divested to an acquirer or acquirers approved by the Commission in a manner approved by the Commission. The Divestiture Trustee will have the authority and responsibility to divest the Assets To Be Divested absolutely and in good faith and at no minimum price, and with the Commission's prior approval; provided, however, that if Respondents fail to comply with its obligations under Paragraph IV.A. within the time period specified therein, the Divestiture Trustee appointed by the Commission pursuant to this Paragraph X. shall divest the Propane Alternate Assets subject to Respondents' right to lease back from the acquirer of the Propane Alternate Assets the Ringer, Kansas, terminal and all other tangible and non-tangible assets included in the Propane Alternate Assets other than the Propane Business, on commercially reasonable terms agreed to by the acquirer and subject to the prior approval of the Commission. Neither the decision of the Commission to appoint a Divestiture Trustee, nor the decision of the Commission not to appoint a Divestiture Trustee, to divest any of the assets under this Paragraph X shall preclude the Commission or the Attorney General from seeking civil penalties or any other relief available to it, including a court-appointed trustee, pursuant to Section 5(l) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45 (l), or any other statute enforced by the Commission, for any failure by the Respondents to comply with this Order. B. If a Divestiture Trustee is appointed by the Commission or a court pursuant to Paragraph X of this Order to divest the Assets To Be Divested, Respondents shall consent to the following terms and conditions regarding the Divestiture Trustee's powers, duties, authority, and responsibilities:
XI. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that: A. Within sixty (60) days from the date this Order becomes final and every sixty (60) days thereafter until Respondents have fully complied with the provisions of Paragraphs II, III, IV.A., V through VIII, and X of this Order, Respondents shall submit to the Commission a verified written report setting forth in detail the manner and form in which they intend to comply, are complying, and have complied with Paragraphs II, III, IV.A, V through VIII, and X of this Order. Respondents shall include in their compliance reports, among other things that are required from time to time, a full description of the efforts being made to comply with these Paragraphs, including a description of all substantive contacts or negotiations for the divestitures and the identity of all parties contacted. Respondents shall include in their compliance reports copies of all written communications to and from such parties, all internal memoranda, and all reports and recommendations concerning divestiture. B. One (1) year from the date this Order becomes final, annually for the next nine (9) years on the anniversary of the date this Order becomes final, and at other times as the Commission may require, Respondents shall file a verified written report with the Commission setting forth in detail the manner and form in which they have complied and are complying with each provision of this Order. XII. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondents shall notify the Commission at least thirty (30) days prior to any proposed change in the corporate Respondents, such as dissolution, assignment, sale resulting in the emergence of a successor corporation, or the creation or dissolution of subsidiaries or any other change in the corporation that may affect compliance obligations arising out of this Order. XIII. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, for the purpose of determining or securing compliance with this Order, and subject to any legally recognized privilege, and upon written request with reasonable notice to Respondents, Respondents shall permit any duly authorized representative of the Commission: A. Access, during office hours of Respondent and in the presence of counsel, to all facilities, and access to inspect and copy all books, ledgers, accounts, correspondence, memoranda and all other records and documents in the possession or under the control of each Respondent relating to any matters contained in this Order; and B. Upon five (5) days' notice to each Respondent and without restraint or interference from it, to interview officers, directors, or employees of Respondent, who may have counsel present, regarding any such matters. XIV. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, if (1) within the time period required for divestiture or other relief pursuant to Paragraphs II, III, IV.A., and V through VIII of this Order, Respondents have submitted a complete application in support of the divestiture or other relief (including the acquirer, manner of divestiture and all other matters subject to Commission approval) as required by Paragraphs II, III, IV.A., and V through VIII; and (2) the Commission has approved the divestiture or other relief and has not withdrawn its acceptance; but (3) Respondents have certified to the Commission prior to the expiration of the applicable time period that (a) notwithstanding timely and complete application for approval by Respondents to the State or District under an applicable consent decree to which the State (or District) and Respondents are parties, the State or District has failed to approve the divestiture or other relief that is also required under this Order, or (b) a State or District has filed a timely motion in court seeking to enjoin the proposed divestiture or other relief under an applicable consent decree to which the State (or District) and Respondents are parties, then, (4) with respect to the particular divestiture or other relief that remains unconsummated, the time in which the divestiture or other relief is required under this Order to be complete shall be extended (a) for ninety (90) days or (b) until the disposition of the motion filed by the State or District pertaining to the proposed divestiture or other relief, whichever is later. During such period of extension, Respondents shall exercise utmost good faith and commercially reasonable best efforts to resolve the concerns of the particular State. XV. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Order shall terminate on February 7, 2013. By the Commission. Donald S. Clark SEAL: ISSUED: February 7, 2003 Exhibits EXHIBIT A The following assets are not included in the definition of "Conoco Denver Refinery Assets."
CONFIDENTIAL EXHIBIT B EXHIBIT C The following assets are not included in the definition of "Phillips Spokane Terminal."
EXHIBIT D The following assets are not included in the definition of "Phillips Woods Cross Refinery Assets."
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