Punitive action

In a slightly smaller amount of agency previously estimated illegal actions of TNK-BP and Gazprom Neft - 1,1 and 1,3 billion rubles. Thus, FAS intends to supplement the budget by more than 5 billion rubles. However, the company pleaded not guilty and claimed that the lower the cost of fuel. This is confirmed by data "Rosstat: in November compared with October, the wholesale price of gasoline fell by 20,6%. True, the retailer claimed in October to head Igor Artemyev service level (20 rubles. Per liter) far - estimated FAS, the average price at the end of the month is 21.67 rubles. per liter. "If oil companies in the near future will not reduce the prices of petroleum products following the world, we will be forced to institute new proceedings on the grounds of abuse of dominant position. In this case, the current fines for them to be much higher, because then we will consider these companies and their senior officials as a recidivist, "- has threatened Mr. Artemyev. Plume extends penalties for major oil companies since mid-October, when the office has established the guilt of state Rosneft, LUKoil, TNK-BP and Gazprom Neft in collusion and artificially inflated prices. FAS wondered why, despite the sharp drop in oil prices, fuel prices have remained consistently high. This fact was stated by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in July. In October, the need to take drastic measures of antitrust, said President Dmitry Medvedev. In late November, was determined by the amount of recovery from TNK-BP and Gazprom Neft. The company "News Time" yesterday said that already went to court to challenge the penalties. Intend to follow their example and LUKOIL. The company said that the central office located in Moscow, the FAS has a very modest claim: "We have to pay 100 rubles. Fine. On December 29 plan to go to court to challenge this decision." However, the damage from the activities of the four refineries of the company was assessed as early as 1.44 billion rubles. "This we will also appeal as soon as received the necessary papers from the FAS," - explained in LUKOIL. In Rosneft "News Time" said that does not understand the complaints from the FAS, because "the company is clearly in compliance with Russian laws." In the service stressed that fines could be higher, but in a crisis antitrust agency, according to its deputy head Anatoly Golomolzin, "expects them to minimally acceptable level." Reason to believe that the court will act on the side of the FAS and really find the actions of oil companies in violation of antitrust laws, quite a bit. As told in an interview with "Time of news" Mr. Golomolzin, "the sum of many in the oil sector FAS have not been able to recover." So far, the biggest victory of anti-monopoly agency has happened in the Irkutsk region. There FAS fined one of the subsidiaries of Rosneft for 230 million rubles. The company was unable to challenge the arbitration court of first instance decision of FAS. However, Rosneft said that "an appeal must be served." FAS called yesterday and the most troubled regions, where the price of oil remains high. According to the service, the cost of the Au-92 in Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, Irkutsk, Murmansk, Blagoveshchensk, RR 1. higher than the average price in the country, which amounts to 21.67 rubles. per liter. In this case, the service is recognized in a satisfactory dynamics of wholesale prices for fuel, so still predict further decline in retail value. According to data published yesterday, "Federal State Statistics Service, in November compared with the previous month, the wholesale price of gasoline fell by 20.6% in October, it fell only 2.5% in September - by 10,3%. True, the retail trade is not yet time to say the same scale: the price of petrol at filling stations fell by an average of 5,9%. "If the magnitude of the decline of wholesale prices in more than three times the drop in retail, it's basically OK, because we must not forget that there is some lag time. Therefore, average prices in December will have a much lower" - told the "News Time" in the FAS .