The FTC has been and remains vigilant regarding anticompetitive conduct in this industry.
We are continuing our intense scrutiny of conduct in the petroleum industry in the aftermath of Katrina.
If we get consumer complaints about (gasoline) prices, we'll look at those complaints to find evidence of anticompetitive conduct.
A determination that unlawful conduct has occurred will result in aggressive law enforcement activity by the FTC.
Consumers shouldn't infer that there is something particularly suspect going on if they see price variations. . . . If you saw the same price at every station it might indicate competition is working perfectly, but it isn't inconsistent with competition that there's a variety of prices.
The commission is very conscious of the swift and severe price spikes that occurred immediately before and after Katrina made landfall.
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