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FEDERALhearing transcript

1975 Senate Hearings on Petroleum Industry Structure

Original title: The Industrial Reorganization Act. Part 9, The Energy Industry, Vertical Integration in the Petroleum Industry: Hearings before the Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-fourth Congress, first session, on S. 1167, January 21, 22, and 30, 1975.

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What This Bill Does

This document is a transcript of Senate subcommittee hearings held in January 1975 regarding S. 1167, the Industrial Reorganization Act. The hearings focused on within the petroleum industry and potential implications.

Why it matters

The hearings examined whether the structure of the oil industry, specifically , contributed to market concentration and influenced energy prices for consumers.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

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Petroleum industry companies

The companies were the subject of an investigation into their vertical integration and market structure.

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U.S. Senate

The Senate was evaluating potential legislative changes to antitrust law via S. 1167.

Key Facts

  • The hearings were held on January 21, 22, and 30, 1975.
  • The subject of the hearings was S. 1167, the Industrial Reorganization Act.
  • The specific focus of the hearings was vertical integration in the petroleum industry.
  • The hearings were conducted by the Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate.
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  • The hearings took place during the first session of the Ninety-fourth Congress.

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What was the purpose of these hearings?
The hearings were held to investigate in the petroleum industry in the context of the proposed Industrial Reorganization Act (S. 1167).
Who conducted these hearings?
The hearings were conducted by the Subcommittee on and Monopoly of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

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1970s Antitrust Focus

The document highlights a period of intense legislative scrutiny regarding the structure of the energy industry following the 1973 oil crisis.

S. 1167Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly

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