Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9175 — Total/Chevron Denmark)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 53/04)

On 1 February 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

—	Total Holdings USA. Inc. (‘Total’) (United States of America),

—	Chevron Denmark Inc. (‘Chevron Denmark’) (United States of America), belonging to the Chevron Group.

Total acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Chevron Denmark.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Total is an international integrated energy producer and provider, engaged in every sector of the oil and gas industry, including upstream (hydrocarbons, development and production) and downstream (refining, petrochemicals, speciality chemicals, trading and shipping of crude oil and petroleum products and marketing). Total is also involved in the renewable energy and power generation sectors,

—	Chevron Denmark is a company active in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas originating from the Danish North Sea.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.9175 — Total/Chevron Denmark

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).