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• Dubai ports world under Exon-Florio: a threat to national security or a tempest in a seaport?

  - 2007-03-22

  I. INTRODUCTION In January and February of 2006, Congress and the public played a variation of the game "Which of these things does not belong?" This variation instead asked "Which of these transactions does not belong?" The list included a Singaporean company taking over a U.S. telecommunications business, (1)...

  Tags: American, CNOOC Ltd., Graham, House, J., L., Reagan, Technology, Treasury, U.S. Congress, Unocal Corp.

• From fretting takeovers to vetting CFIUS: finding a balance in U.S. policy regarding foreign acquisitions of domestic assets

  - 2006-10-01

  ABSTRACT Merger law in the United States has historically relied on a system of private ordering with as little intervention from the federal government as possible. This scheme lies in stark contrast to the merger law of many other developed nations and, as such, has become a trademark of...

  Tags: A., CNOOC Ltd., Delaware, House, J., L., Note, Treasury, U.S. Congress, Unocal Corp.

• Chevron did not need Congress to buy Unocal

  - 2005-08-12

  IN the end, good old capitalism prevailed when China's government- controlled CNOOC Ltd. withdrew its $18.4 billion bid for Unocal Corp., clearing the way for San Ramon-based Chevron to purchase Unocal for nearly $18 billion in a deal that was finalized Wednesday. While the amount Chevron pays...

  Tags: Chevron Corp., FINANCE, Government, Investment, SOFTWARE, U.S. Congress, Unocal Corp.

• US lawmakers could nix Chinese oil takeover bid

  - 2005-07-26

  WASHINGTON AFP — US lawmakers agreed the text of a legal measure that would delay any Chinese takeover of US oil firm Unocal Corp. by four months, a step that could jeopardize the bid, officials said. Members of the House of Representatives and Senate hammered out a compromise amendment...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, U.S. Congress, Unocal Corp.

• US lawmakers aim to nix Chinese oil takeover bid

  - 2005-07-26

  WASHINGTON AFP — US lawmakers set the stage to torpedo a takeover bid from communist China for US oil firm Unocal Corp. ahead of a pivotal shareholders' vote next month. Members of the House of Representatives and Senate added an amendment to an energy bill passing through Congress that...

  Tags: Chevron Corp., FINANCE, shareholder, U.S. Congress, Unocal Corp.

• US Congress to consider blocking CNOOC bid for Unocal

  - 2005-07-21

  WASHINGTON AFP — A top House Republican said he will allow a vote on a measure to potentially block China's state-owned CNOOC bidding for US oil company Unocal Corp. Representative Joe Barton, chairman of the House of Representatives' Committee on Energy and Commerce, which is putting finishing touches on...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, U.S. Congress, Unocal Corp.

• Unocal bid stirs scare tactics

  - 2005-07-11

  Correction ran 7/12/2005: China's oil consumption is 7 million barrels a day. U.S. consumption is 21 million barrels a day, projected to be 28 million barrels in 20 years. An editorial Monday incorrectly put the figures in billions. Today's debate: Energy and the economy Our view: Unrealistic panic distracts...

  Tags: barrel, China, FINANCE, Investment, U.S., U.S. Congress, Unocal Corp.