House Democrats Join Calls for DOJ Probe of Oil and Gas Price-Fixing Claims

The FTC has accused a former oil executive of colluding to keep prices high.

House impeachment managers Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Val Demmings (D-Fla.) look on as Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) speaks during a press conference at the Capitol on Jan. 28, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have joined Senate Democrats’ calls for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate claims of price-fixing in the oil industry.

Citing a recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) complaint, a group of 10 committee members, led by Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), the committee’s top Democrat, urged Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter to probe allegations of collusion within the industry to keep prices up.