The Official Journal of the European Union has published last 19 July it has published the non-opposition to a notified concentration agreed on 11 July 2008 by the competition services of the Commission. It has been declared compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

On 10 June 2008, Shell Deutschland Oil GmbH entered  into  an  agreement  with  AFS  Aviation  Fuel Services GmbH  and  Deutsche  BP  AG  to  acquire  a  shareholding  in  GlobeFuel  Systems  &  Services GmbH. After the consummation of the proposed concentration, Shell, BP and AFS (and through AFS: Lufthansa) will  have  joint  control  over  GlobeFuel,  which  will  operate  as  a  full-function  stand-alone entity.

The undertaking bodies are:

Shell Deutschland Oil GmbH (SDO) is active in the exploration, production and sale of oil and natural gas as well as production and sale of oil products and chemicals. SDO has participated in other mergers analysed by the competition services of the European Commision:

• M.4306 - SHELL / SAINT-GOBAIN / AVANCIS JV
• M.3949 - SHELL / ERG / IONIO GAS / JV
• M.3510 - SHELL / SAUDI ARAMCO / SHOWA SHELL
• M.3293 - SHELL / BEB
• M.2745 - SHELL / ENTERPRISE OIL
• M.2389 - SHELL / DEA
• M.2367 - SIEMENS / E.ON / SHELL / SSG
• M.2328 - SHELL / BEACON / 3i / TWISTER
• M.1976 - SHELL / HALLIBURTON / WELL DYNAMICS JV
• M.1751 - SHELL / BASF / JV - PROJECT NICOLE
• M.1137 - EXXON / SHELL
• M.1041 - BASF / SHELL (II)
• M.1007 - SHELL / MONTELL
• M.852 - BASF / SHELL
• M.505 - SHELL / MONTESHELL
• M.354 - CYANAMID / SHELL
• M.269 - SHELL / MONTECATINI

Deutsche BP is active in the exploration, development and production of oil and gas as well as refining, manufacturing and marketing of oil products and petrochemicals. It has participated in other concentration cases:

• M.4798 - BP / ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS / JV
• M.3618 - BP / HDPE JV
• M.3578 - BP / NOVA CHEMICALS / JV
• M.3230 - STATOIL / BP / SONATRACH / IN SALAH JV
• M.3119 - BP / ALFA GROUP / ACCESS / RENOVA / TNK-BP
• M.3110 - OMV / BP (SOUTHERN GERMANY PACKAGE)
• M.2761 - BP / VEBA OEL
• M.2624 - BP / ERDÖLCHEMIE (Art. 14 proc.)
• M.2533 - BP / E.ON
• M.1820 - BP / JV DISSOLUTION
• M.1293 - BP / AMOCO
• M.1078 - BP / HÜLS
• M.727 - BP / MOBIL
• M.672 - BP / SONATRACH
• M.111 - BP / PETROMED

AFS is a provider of into-plane services, i.e. aircraft refuelling services and active in the construction of fuel depots, development and advisory services in the field of refuelling vehicle construction, and transport logistics.

GlobeFuel is a provider of integrated IT solutions for into-plane services.