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LONDON, NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES and WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 1999 (PRIMEZONE) -- Following the decision of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to oppose the proposed combination of BP Amoco (NYSE:BPA) and...

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 1, 2000- (PRIMEZONE) -- A California Court of Appeal yesterday unanimously ruled that ARCO (NYSE:ARC) and eight other oil companies were entitled to summary judgment in Aguilar v....

HOUSTON, December 21, 1999 (PRIMEZONE) -- Union Texas Petroleum's buyer, Atlantic Richfield Company, (NYSE:ARC) reacted today to the jury's verdict in Harris County District Court saying it was very...

PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 9, 1999 (PRIMEZONE) - A fanciful view of the future, in which service stations are light years apart and rocket fuel is the propellant of choice, is provided by ARCO (NYSE:ARC)...

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5, 1999 (PRIMEZONE) -- ARCO (NYSE:ARC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mike R. Bowlin today called the agreement reached with the State of Alaska a major positive development...

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26, 1999 (PRIMEZONE) -- ARCO (NYSE:ARC) announced today that it has reached agreement with Burlington Resources, Inc. on the sale of ARCO's Ecuador operations and other ARCO-held...

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 25, 1999 (PRIMEZONE) -- ARCO's Board of Directors (NYSE:ARC) today declared regular quarterly dividends on three classes of the company's stock. A dividend of 71.25 cents a share...

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 25, 1999 (PRIMEZONE) -- ARCO (NYSE:ARC) today reported 1999 third-quarter net income of $372 million, or $1.13 per diluted share. Excluding special items, earnings for the quarter...

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14, 1999 (PRIMEZONE) -- ARCO El-Djazair Co., a subsidiary of Los Angeles-based ARCO (NYSE:ARC), has signed an agreement with Elf Hydrocarbures Algerie, (ELF), a fully owned...