“We are happy with the court ruling as it confirms that our investigations are solid and well documented. We are optimistic about the remaining lawsuits with oil companies, as this is the first case to get an irrevocable ruling and five others are pending,” said antitrust authority head Bogdan Chiritoiu.
At the end of 2011, the antitrust authority fined six oil companies a total of RON880 million (EUR205 million) for breaching antitrust law by forming a cartel and taking a type of gasoline off the market.
The Competition Council fined ENI, MOL, OMV-Petrom, Lukoil, OMV Petrom Marketing, and Rompetrol, all of which contested the decision in court.