Topics:  Shell, Pennzoil, Quaker State

Commission approval of final consent order:

Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning the merger of Shell Oil Company and Pennzoil-Quaker State Company, and authorized the staff to issue responses to the commenters of record. The Commission vote to approve the final consent order was 5-0. (Docket No. C-4059; staff contact is Dennis F. Johnson, Bureau of Competition, 202-326-2712; see press release dated September 27, 2002.)

Copies of the documents mentioned in this release are available from the FTC's Web site at http://www.ftc.gov and also from the FTC's Consumer Response Center, Room 130, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580. Call toll-free: 1-877-FTC-HELP.