[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 126 (Friday, June 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 33774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16513]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--E&P Technology Cooperative

    Notice is hereby given that, on June 6, 1996, pursuant to Section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), E&P Technology Cooperative, a 
non-profit joint research and development venture, has filed written 
notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal 
Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the parties and (2) 
the nature and objectives of the venture. The notifications were filed 
for the purpose of invoking the Act's provisions limiting the recovery 
of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified 
circumstances. Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, the identities of 
the parties are: BP Oil Company, Cleveland, OH; The British Petroleum 
Company plc, London EC2M 7 BA, ENGLAND; BP Exploration Operating 
Company Limited, Poole Dorset BH16 6LS, ENGLAND; BP Exploration & Oil 
Inc., Cleveland, OH; Chevron Corporation, San Francisco, CA; Chevron 
Petroleum Technology Company, Houston, TX; Mobil Corporation, Fairfax, 
VA; Mobile Technology Company, Fairfax, VA; Texaco, Inc., White Plains, 
NY; and Texaco Group Inc., White Plains, NY. The objectives of the 
venture are as follows: The members of the program intend to support 
research activities that will create or drive the creation of new 
technologies to benefit their businesses. Examples of such research 
include innovations in drilling, recovery technology and data 
management. They expect the products of their research will materially 
impact business performance by lowering costs, shortening cycle time 
and/or improving recovery. In general, the members also intend to 
identify innovative approaches and attract and recruit the best talent 
in a variety of disciplines to solve the challenges of the future. It 
is the intention of the members to make the results of their projects 
available to others in the industry.
    Information regarding participating in the Group may be obtained 
from Richard J. Goetsch, Esq., BP Oil Company, Terry Calvani, Esq., on 
behalf of Chevron Corporation, Carter B. Simpson, Esq., Mobil 
Corporation, and Robert D. Wilson, Esq., Texaco, Inc.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 96-16513 Filed 6-27-96; 8:45 am]
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