Part Ⅰ The State of Competition in Gasoline Marketing The Effects of Refiner Operation at Retail (A Study Required by Title III of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act)

摘要

This is Part I of the report required under that Title. It addresses a number of questions relating to the central issue—the state of competition in the gasoline marketing industry. Part II of the report, to be issued this fall, will discuss the subpoenaed documents of nine integrated companies, and will contain recommendations for action, if deemed necessarynThe basic thrust of Part I is an examination of three issues:n(1) Are integrated refiners subsidizing their company operated gasoline retail outlets;n(2) Are integrated refiners moving gasoline away from their branded dealer network into their own retail outlets;andn(3) Are integrated refiners manipulating the allocation system in favor of their own retail outlets to the detriment of other gasoline marketers?