Plaintiff,
v.
XCL RESOURCES HOLDINGS, LLC,VERDUN OIL COMPANY II LLC,
and EP ENERGY LLC Defendants
Case Summary
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission announced that crude oil producers XCL Resources Holdings, LLC (XCL), Verdun Oil Company II LLC (Verdun), and EP Energy LLC (EP) will pay a record $5.6 million civil penalty to settle allegations they engaged in illegal pre-merger coordination, known as gun jumping, in violation of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR Act).