Phillips, Conoco merger unlikely to affect gas prices

Sunday, September 1, 2002

WASHINGTON -- Consumers are unlikely to see changes in gas prices or brand names resulting from the $15.1 billion merger of Phillips Petroleum Co. and Conoco Inc., regulators and company officials say.

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