Aspects of the Merger of Phillips Petroleum Company and Conoco Inc

Background

On November 19, 2001, the Wall Street Journal reported that Phillips Petroleum and Conoco Inc. agreed to merge in a $15.2 billion transaction.   This transaction would create a company (to be called ConocoPhillips) that will be the sixth-largest oil and gas company in the world and the largest U.S. refiner (see, "Phillips Petroleum, Conoco to Merge in Stock Deal Valued at $15.17 Billion" (November 19, 2001)).

The following links provide company-level data from various public sources to inform discussions of the Phillips-Conoco merger. This data presentation is similar to data presentations that have been previously requested from EIA for other significant energy company mergers and/or corporate alliances.

U.S. Petroleum Refining

U.S. Motor Gasoline Marketing