OREANDA-NEWS. November 30, 2009. The Tyumen Regional Arbitration Court confirmed validity of the fine imposed by the Office of the Federal Antimonopoly Service in the Tyumen region (the Tyumen FAS Russia) upon "Gazpromneft-Tyumen" OJSC for participating in a price collusion. The amount of the fine is around 16.5 million Rubles, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.

In January- July 2008 "Gazpromneft-Tyumen" OJSC together with two operators of service stations - "Lukoil-Uralnefteproduct" OJSC and "AZS-N1" Ltd. fixed and maintain the same prices for petrol in Tyumen and the Tyumen region. All three members of the collusion were fined for violating the antimonopoly legislation.

On 8th October 2009, the fact of the violation was confirmed by the Federal Arbitration Court of the West Siberian District, which pronounced legitimacy of the decision made by the Tyumen FAS Russia, that "Lukoil-Uralnefteproduct" OJSC, "Gazpromneft-Tyumen" OJSC and "AZS-N1" Ltd. had exercised concerted actions (Part 1 Article 11 of the Federal Law "On Protection of Competition"). The ruling of the Cassation Court also means that the decision of the antimonopoly body comes into force. The companies should also execute the determination of the controlling body (OFAS Russia) on exercising certain actions towards developing competition.

For this violation the Tyumen FAS Russia fined "Lukoil-Uralnefteproduct" OJSC, "Gazpromneft-Tyumen" OJSC and "AZS-N1" Ltd. 10, 16.4 and 3.4 million Rubles accordingly.